USA males edge Brazil
The USA males stored their VNL finals hopes alive with a 25-21, 18-25, 25-21, 22-25, 15-9 victory over Brazil Thursday in Manila, Philippines.
The People — who want some assist from different outcomes — end the third spherical with must-win matches Friday towards Germany and Saturday once more Japan.
In opposition to Brazil, TJ DeFalco led once more. After getting 30 kills Wednesday in a five-set loss to Iran, DeFalco had 18 kills and three aces and had eight digs, tied with setter Micah Christenson. Max Holt had 9 kills, 5 blocks, 5 digs and two aces, Matt Anderson had 11 kills and a block and Taylor Averill had 10 kills and a block.
Brazil’s Alan Souza had 23 kills, a block and two aces. Lukas Bergmann had 17 kills and two aces and Ricardo Lucarelli had 11 kills and two aces.
