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Manila - Wala nang seventh-place finish para sa Choco Mucho franchise.
Sa unang pagkakataon, tiyak na magtatapos sa hindi bababa sa ikalawang puwesto si Deanna Wong at ang natitirang bahagi ng Choco Mucho Flying Titans sa 2023 PVL Second All-Filipino Conference matapos magtagumpay laban sa Cignal HD sa apat na sets noong Martes sa PhilSports Arena sa Pasig City.
PVL: Choco Mucho, Nagwagi Laban sa Cignal HD, Itinakda ang Laban sa Finals Laban sa Creamline Ang kanilang tagumpay ay isang bagay na tinatamasa ni Wong, habang nagtataguyod sila para sa isang Rebisco showdown sa championship series laban sa kapatid na koponang Creamline.
"Just really grateful and blessed to be here. As a team naman 'yung una naming goal was to be part of the top 4, to be part of the semifinals. So being part of the championship (series), sobrang grateful and blessed na nakadating kami dito," Wong said after their game against Cignal.
Ang dating Ateneo de Manila University standout ay namamahala sa Choco Mucho sa do-or-die affair na may 24 na excellent sets, habang ang MVP frontrunner na si Sisi Rondina, Kat Tolentino, Cherry Nunag, at Maddie Madayag ay lahat ay nasa double-digit scoring.
Sina Wong at Tolentino ay naka-Ateneo jerseys din noong naglaban sila ng Creamline sa 2019 Premier Volleyball League Season 2 Open Conference finals - pero ngayon ibang-iba na ito, ayon sa pinarangalan na setter at hitter.
"I think that's a different team. Choco Mucho is Choco Mucho and Ateneo is Ateneo, and that's what I love about this team," Tolentino said. "It's not about what school you came from, I think we've all come together and we've humbled ourselves because we all have a background, we all have accomplishments. But the fact that we come together is really what makes this team so great."
"Pagdating kasi sa volleyball nag-iiba 'yung sistema, 'yung laro. Kita naman natin 'yung sa Creamline, ilang beses na sila nakarating ng championship. Sabi nga ni ate Kat, magkaiba 'yung Ateneo sa Choco Mucho. Again, we're just really grateful na makalaban namin sila," Wong said as she affirmed Tolentino's sentiment.
Kailangan ng Choco Mucho na talunin ang Creamline sa kanilang best-of-three finals upang mapanatili ang kanilang makasaysayang takbo sa PVL 2023 All-Filipino Conference.
Ang Game 1 ng championship series ay sa Huwebes, ika-14 ng Disyembre, alas-6 ng gabi.
