Victorina Himeji will try to build upon their stunning upsets of defending champions Osaka Marvelous in the opening-leg double header on the road last week with another away double header, this time at Toray Arrows Shiga, who will be looking for their first set win of the season. The games at the YMIT Arena are set to start at 15:05 local time (06:05 UTC) on both Saturday and Sunday.
Osaka Marvelous will, of course, be eager to recover from the blow as they host Aranmare Yamagata for two games at the HOS Sumiyoshi Sports Center, starting at 14:05 (05:05) on both competition days. The visitors will also be keen to score their first win of the season.
Current table co-leaders NEC Red Rockets Kawasaki, who are yet to lose a set, will play on the road this time, visiting Gunma Green Wings at the Yamato Citizen Gymnasium Maebashi at 13:05 (04:05) on Saturday and Sunday. Gunma are one of the two teams in the middle of the standings on a 1-1 win-loss record each.
The other table co-leaders, who scored two straight-set victories last week, Denso Airybees Koriyama, will also take their first road trip of the season. They will travel to unbeaten Astemo Rivale Ibaraki for a double header at the Hitachinaka City Sports Park Total Gymnastics, with the games serving off at 14:05 (05:05) on both days.
