Chery Tiggo escapes Galeries Tower in five-set thriller

Chery Tiggo bounced back into the win column by defeating Galeries Tower in a five-set thriller, 30-28, 20-25, 19-25, 25-16, 15-8, in the PVL All-Filipino Conference.

Cess Robles led the Crossovers with 21 points, including 20 attacks, and contributed significantly on defense with 11 excellent receptions and nine excellent digs.

The team's strong performance in the final two sets secured their 4-2 record to close out the year.

Aby Maraño added 15 points, Pauline Gaston scored 14 points, Shaya Adorador had 13 points, and Ara Galang contributed 11 points for Chery Tiggo.

The defensive efforts of Jen Nierva, with 21 excellent digs and 10 excellent receptions, and the playmaking of setter Jas Nabor with 13 excellent sets were crucial to the victory.

Players highlighted the importance of team effort and communication, emphasizing that individual successes and failures were shared by the entire team.