Games today:

(Ynares Center)

2 p.m. — Gerflor vs Creamline

4 p.m. — Akari vs Farm Fresh

6 p.m. — Cignal vs Choco Mucho

Gerflor finds itself in the line of fire of Creamline's early assault as action in the Premier Volleyball League All-Filipino elimination round escalates today at the Ynares Sports Center in Antipolo.

Even in the absence of two former key players on its lineup, Creamline blew past a couple of title contenders in Choco Mucho and Cignal last week.

"It was special because it was held in Batangas and we didn't expect to win it in three. Cignal even led, 3-0, in the first set but we tried and played it point-by-point," head coach Sherwin Meneses said.

That led to a 25-20, 25-20, 25-16 victory before a packed crowd of over 4,000 at the Batangas City Sports Coliseum for a share of the early lead with the Petro Gazz Angels.

But while they are expected to dominate the Defenders in their 2 p.m. encounter, Meneses remains wary of one of the four rookie clubs in the 12-team field.

"You can't count Gerflor out. They also train hard so we will just have to stay focused," Meneses said.

The Defenders dropped a pair straight-set losses to the Nxled Chameleons and the Petro Gazz Angels, leaving coach Sammy Acaylar with the daunting task of motivating and pushing his crew, led by Grace Berteto, Menchie Tubiera, Pia Sarmiento, Lhara Clavano and Danika Gendrauli, to measure up against the likes of Michele Gumabao, Tots Carlos and Jema Galanza.