With the second leg of the regular season set to be completed on Sunday, with the duel reuniting Vôlei Guarulhos Bateubet and Suzano Vôlei, Cruzeiro now have 35 points, with 11 wins and two losses. Campinas continue with 30 points (ten wins, three losses) and are now closely pursued by Praia Clube, who got to 29 (11 wins, two losses).
Olympic champion outside hitter Douglas Souza led Cruzeiro to victory in Bauru, scoring a match-high 16 points (12 kills, four blocks) and earning the MVP award. Olympic champion middle blocker Lucas Saatkamp and outside hitter Rodriguinho Leão added ten each.
"I thought we had some ups and downs today," Douglas reflected. "But we did a good job of keeping a little cushion that helped us at the end of each set. Now we're looking forward to returning home, resting and preparing for the next matches."
SESI, who are sixth with 17 points (six wins, seven losses), got 14 points (ten kills, three blocks, one ace) from middle blocker Lucas Barreto and another 13 (12 kills, one block) from outside hitter Gabriel Vaccari.
