The Akari Chargers look to pull off a massive upset as they take on the top-seeded Farm Fresh Foxies in the knockout quarterfinals of the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference.
The Akari Chargers look to defy the odds and pull off the biggest upset of the 2025 PVL Reinforced Conference playoffs as they take on the top-ranked Farm Fresh Foxies in the quarterfinals on Monday, November 24, at the Smart Araneta Coliseum.
Entering the knockout round as the no. 8 seed, the Chargers know the magnitude of the challenge ahead as the Foxies topped the preliminaries with a 7-1 record.
But despite their underdog status, Akari is equipped with weapons capable of shaking up the bracket if everything clicks at once.
Central to their hopes is Eli Soyud, who has quietly been one of the most efficient and impactful servers of the entire conference.
Soyud’s role becomes even more crucial with the presence of import Annie Mitchem, who ranks 5th in scoring and 3rd in spiking entering the quarters.
Mitchem is expected to carry the offensive load, but she’ll need strong support from Soyud and fellow veteran Grethcel Soltones, who remains one of the team’s emotional anchors and primary scorers.
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With setter Mars Alba orchestrating the offense and Justine Jazareno’s floor defense holding strong, Akari believes it can challenge Farm Fresh deeper into the match than many expect.
With everything on the line and no room for error, the Chargers embrace the role of spoiler as they aim to turn the biggest mismatch of the bracket into the tournament’s first major shocker.
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The Akari–Farm Fresh quarterfinal opens Monday’s quadruple-header at 11:00 a.m.
(With reports from Kiko Demigillo)
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