Ricafort on PVL semis: paghihirapan ulit namin
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00:00 For the last ticket in the semifinal round, PLDT High Speed Hitters are up against Cherry Tigo Crossover in the last night's match in the Premier Volleyball League.
00:10 Their mindset for the exciting match is what they are waiting for in the match against Kia Sunshon.
00:16 In their entry to the semifinals of the 2023 Premier Volleyball League Invitational Conference,
00:24 a more intense competition is waiting for PLDT High Speed Hitters.
00:29 This is because the groupings for the next round are already full,
00:32 where they will face the beaten Krimline Cold Smashers, FD Logistics Cargo Movers and Signal HD Spikers.
00:38 The invited foreign teams, Kian Bakbatnin and Kura Shikia Blaze, will also enter,
00:44 who will arrive tomorrow and will face off on July 22.
00:47 For now, the four and final semis slot against Cherry Tigo in five sets is the most important for Head Coach Ralph Ikafort.
00:57 We are happy that we were able to enter the semis.
00:59 It was really hard, even though it was harder than the other team,
01:03 but we worked hard for our first goal to enter.
01:06 So regardless if there's a 0-1, at least we were able to enter.
01:11 We will just work hard for the next round and hopefully it will continue.
01:16 The outside hitter, Me Ann Medrez, with 16 points and 14 points, was the winner of the game against the middle blocker, Del Palomata.
01:24 According to them, all of their efforts in the game last night were for their sideline player, Joby Prado,
01:30 who has a serious ACL injury and has been on a hiatus for six months.
01:37 Before he announced his injury, we were like, "It's okay, Joby. Don't be sad. We'll take care of it. We'll make up for you for the team."
01:53 The game was intense.
01:55 The opponents were really good, so we were challenged.
01:59 We used that challenge as motivation to push the team.
02:05 Tomorrow, the semifinals battle of the first PBL title, Seeking Team PLBT,
02:11 against HD Spikers, will start at 4 pm in Fieldsports Arena, Pasig City.
02:16 This is Asuncion for TV Sport.