Games tomorrow:

(Smart Araneta Coliseum)

1:30 p.m. — Farm Fresh vs Nxled

4 p.m. — Est Cola vs Ho Chi Minh City

6:30 p.m. — PLDT vs Creamline

Defending champion PLDT kept its back-to-back championship hopes alive behind the inspired performance of Savi Davison in a 25-16, 25-22, 23-25, 25-20, rebound win over Farm Fresh to halt a two-game slide in the 2026-2027 Premier Volleyball League (PVL) Invitational Conference on Friday at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.

Davison submitted monster numbers on both offense and defense to power the High Speed Hitters to their second win in four outings to stay in the hunt for a winner-take-all final berth.

The Filipino-Canadian had a triple-double of 32 points, 14 excellent receptions and 10 digs for PLDT, which needed two hours and four minutes to dispose of the skidding Foxies.

“I think we just really tuned in on how we can contribute to the team and that’s fulfilling our own role individually and coming ready to do that,” Davison said.

“I think when we think too much about everyone on the court, it kind of takes away from your own responsibility. So, I’m glad that we were able to trust in each other today and distribute and contribute and finish it through. So, I’m just glad that we were able to do it together,” she added.

Davison had 28 attacks, including the game-winning back-to-back hits, and four kill blocks as the High Speed Hitters built momentum heading to a must-win clash against powerhouse Creamline on Sunday.

PLDT got a much-needed stop to an alarming bleeding that pushed the team on the brink of elimination in the tightly contested race for a top two spot after the single-round robin preliminary round.

“We try not to think about the defending champion title. It’s not relevant for us this conference because it’s causing a reverse hype for us. We’re just getting distracted,” said PLDT head coach Rald Ricafort, whose squad swept last year’s edition of the conference.

“What’s important for us is that we’re able to respond positively after our losses to Nxled and Vietnam. Those defeats were tough for us because we didn’t have time to recover especially mentally,” the two-time champion mentor added.

Kim Kianna Dy scored 15 points while Majoy Baron and Mika Reyes added eight and seven points, respectively, for the High Speed Hitters. Kim Fajardo tallied 26 excellent sets, which helped her squad convert to 57 kills.

PLDT kept Farm Fresh at bay in the fourth frame after a late third set meltdown.

Alleiah Malaluan gave the High Speed Hitters a 22-18 advantage before the Foxies made it interesting to close the gap, 23-20. Davison put the game away with consecutive hits.

The Foxies dropped a third straight game for a 1-3 card that knocked them out of the title contention.

Ces Molina had 12 points on nine spikes and three kill blocks, Royse Tubino scored all her 11 points on attacks while Trisha Tubu had a quiet five points in just two sets of action.