Cignal extended its unbeaten winning run to three after tripping Choco Mucho, 25-18, 25-18, 20-25, 25-22, for a share of the lead in the Premier Volleyball League (PVL) All-Filipino Conference Thursday night at the Philsports Arena in Pasig City.

Playmaker Gel Cayuna anchored the HD Spikers’ balanced scoring with great ball distribution to submit the Flying Titans in two hours and 23 minutes and join sister-team PLDT on top of the leaderboard.

The four-time Best Setter winner tallied 16 excellent sets and contributed on offense with 11 points highlighted by a superb defensive effort with three kill blocks.

Middle blocker Jackie Acuna made her presence felt at the net, scoring five of Cignal's 11 kill blocks for a 14-point outing. Ces Molina added 13 markers while Vanie Gandler chipped in 10 points, 14 digs and five excellent receptions for the HD Spikers.

Cignal displayed composure down the stretch in the fourth frame, staving off a late rally by Choco Mucho.

“Very happy and proud of how the team played especially after Choco Mucho made a run, which we expected. But the good thing is, we were able to invest in two good sets. Good thing we got the win,” HD Spikers coach Shaq delos Santos said.

The Flying Titans erased a four-point deficit and tied the fourth frame at 18.

Cignal got the breaks of the game after Choco Mucho threw away points on errors before Gandler pushed her squad at match point, 24-21. The Flying Titans saved a match point but Dindin Santiago-Manabat smashed her attack wide to surrender the game.

The Flying Titans slid to an even 2-2 card.

Sisi Rondina posted 24 points off 22 kills and two aces on top of six excellent receptions for Choco Mucho. Royse Tubino had 15 markers while Manabat had 11.