4 squads seek quarters spots

Games today:

(Philsports Arena)

4 p.m. – Petro Gazz vs Akari

6:30 p.m. – ZUS Coffee vs Choco Mucho

The hunt for the last two quarterfinal berths reaches fever pitch as four closely matched teams square off Tuesday in what promises to be a pulsating Premier Volleyball League On Tour double-header at the Philsports Arena in Pasig.

Petro Gazz clashes with Akari in the 4 p.m. curtain-raiser, while ZUS Coffee collides with Choco Mucho at 6:30 p.m. — both matches expected to go down-to-the-wire, with every serve, set and spike magnified in these no-tomorrow encounters.

Unlike the lopsided outcomes in last Saturday’s quarterfinal openers where higher-ranked Chery Tiggo and Farm Fresh dispatched their rivals in straight sets, the encounters feature squads so evenly matched in talent and tenacity that any prediction would be a toss-up.

The Petro Gazz-Akari duel pits two squads whose rollercoaster runs in the eliminations masked their real potential.

After a worrying slide, the Angels rediscovered their rhythm with a confidence-boosting four-set win over Choco Mucho last 29 July in Ilocos Sur, closing out with a 2-3 record.