Galeries Tower first win of the 2026-27 PVL All-Filipino Conference Siklab Series arrived on Tuesday, powered by a standout performance from Erika Deloria. The Highrisers had gone luckless through their first four games of the conference before finally breaking through.
Galeries Tower first win
The breakthrough came after a rough opening stretch in which the Highrisers dropped their first four assignments. Deloria's showing was the standout factor in the result, according to the report, which did not publish a final score, opponent details or individual statistics.
For Deloria, the win is the first real return on a stint that has not been easy. The report notes that victories have been hard to come by since she joined Galeries Tower, and that she has kept showing up through that stretch.
Deloria's experience and what it bought the Highrisers
The source frames Deloria as a player forged by her experiences, one who stayed convinced that favorable results would eventually come her way. Tuesday's outing is the first evidence that the wait was worth it.
What the report does not provide is the margin, the opponent or the numbers behind her performance, so the scale of the carry job is hard to pin down from the outside. What is clear is that the result flipped for Galeries Tower on a night she produced.
Analysis: why one win matters for this team
This is analysis, not reported fact. A first victory does more for a young conference campaign than the standings show. It removes the pressure that builds through an 0-4 type of start and gives a struggling rotation something concrete to repeat.
The obvious question now is whether the Highrisers can turn one good night into a run, and whether Deloria's role grows from here. Neither answer is in the report, but both are what the next stretch of the Siklab Series will be judged on.
The original report on Deloria and the Highrisers was published by philstar.com.
