Solar Spikers gun for 2nd win vs Thunderbelles

THE loaded Capital 1 Solar Spikers are gunning for their second consecutive victory when they face the win-seeking ZUS Coffee Thunderbelles in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference-Siklab Series on Tuesday at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay City. Capital 1 (1-1) and ZUS (0-1) open the Tuesday triple-header action at 1 p.m., followed by Spikers’ Turf teams National University and VNS Always Bright Laticrete chasing their first win at 3:30 p.m., and capped by the PLDT High Speed Hitters (0-1) and Akari Chargers (0-2) match at 6 p.m. The Solar Spikers secured their first win of the tournament after outlasting Akari in a thrilling five-setter, powered by Bella Belen’s career-high 35-point performance, which she stuffed with 20 excellent digs and 19 excellent receptions. “What I always draw motivation from is what we achieved last conference. Last conference, we didn’t make it to the playoffs. So this conference, more skillful players joined us. I feel like we have a chance to perform even better compared to last conference,” Belen told the media in Filipino. “All they want is for us to enjoy and win. That’s what we do every game, we try to enjoy, and of course, as much as possible, we...