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Petro Gazz’s present scorching streak within the PVL All-Filipino Convention might be credited to a few issues: translating what they do in apply on the courtroom, communication and, effectively, donuts.
“We’ve extra open communication now [so] once we see an issue, we’ll speak about it instantly … in all probability additionally due to the donuts that coach [Koji Tsuzurabara] brings … each sport he buys donuts,” setter Djanel Cheng, laughing, mentioned.
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“We’ve a feng shui,” added captain Remy Palma. “It’s among the many issues we imagine [as routine] with coach Koji shopping for the donuts for us, like 5 packing containers each sport.”
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The Angels’ present streak, nevertheless, is not any joke. They’ve received seven straight video games, counting Tuesday’s 25-19, 25-18, 25-9 trouncing of Capital1 on Tuesday at PhilSports Enviornment.
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“The coaches all the time remind us to start out [working] in apply so we will carry over all that course of we’re engaged on to the sport,” Palma mentioned in Filipino. “We all the time give time for the younger ones to precise their issues and from there we’ll discover a manner.”
After rising to an 8-1 document, Petro Gazz is one in all two groups which have an inside observe on the highest seeding, one that may pit the staff towards the bottom-ranked qualifier within the knockout spherical.
However with the opposite staff being powerhouse Creamline, the Angels know their job is much from accomplished.
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“The wins is not going to be given. It’s nonetheless as much as us how we’ll work for them in apply in addition to in video games to come back,” Palma mentioned. “It’s all the time a ‘one-game-at-a-time’ mindset for us. We aren’t trying too far forward to the longer term video games as a result of that may jumble your thoughts.”
“It’s good to be right here with that standing however after all it comes with the obligation to proceed working as a result of the approaching video games aren’t going to get simpler. It’ll solely get tougher particularly now that the subsequent spherical is close to [and] the extent of play will enhance,” she added.
Petro Gazz’s final task is hapless Galeries Tower.
The Angels’ gunners continued delivering environment friendly numbers for the staff on Tuesday. Myla Pablo and Brooke Van Sickle fueled Petro Gazz with 14 and 13 factors, respectively, with their teammates additionally capable of contribute below the playmaking of Cheng, who distributed 13 glorious units.
“We actually want open communication. [W]hen the communication fails we received’t be capable of learn one another,” Palma mentioned. “And we additionally can’t construct chemistry [without communication].” INQ
