It's the second time Jaja and Jia's teams faced off in the V1 this season, it's also the second time the game went the distance.
JT Marvelous rack up another win.
Challenged once again by the Denso Airybees, JT Marvelous avoided a stinging first loss by hacking out a five-set thriller Sunday in the Japan V.League Division 1: 25-19, 25-19, 19-25, 21-25, 15-11.
After losing a two-set lead, JT Marvelous appeared headed for an upset as Denso took a 10-7 lead in the fifth set.
But JT Marvelous closed with an 8-1 run for the win, with Jaja Santiago’s lone ace coming in at the most opportune time.
Jaja’s perfect serve tied things up at 11, and JT Marvelous would score four more for the victory, their 18th straight to open this season.
Santiago scored 10 points off of six attacks, three blocks, and the aforementioned ace. Jia De Guzman subbed in for the first three sets for the Airybees, but didn’t register a point.