Caribes Remain Unstoppable and Plataneros

Soar Higher Than the Changos in Five Sets

NARANJITO, Puerto Rico, November 21, 2025.- While at Carolina’s Guillermo Angulo Coliseum the two-time champions Caribes de San Sebastián earned their tenth win of the season against just one loss by defeating the Gigantes de Carolina in four sets, over at the legendary Gelito Ortega court the Plataneros de Corozal rallied in five sets to snatch the victory from the Changos de Naranjito on Friday night in the Men’s Superior Volleyball League.

San Sebastián, led by double-digit scoring from Pelegrín Vargas, Corey Chavers, and Mark Frazier with 16, 14 and 10 points respectively, prevailed with set scores of 25-21, 28-26, 22-25 and 25-22.

For the Gigantes de Carolina, who failed to earn any points in the match, Geraldo Rivera, Abraham Tamayo and Gabriel Rosado stood out with 14, 11 and 10 points respectively. Following the loss, Carolina dropped to fifth place with a 4-7 record and 13 points. San Sebastián continues to lead the pack with a 10-1 record and 27 points.

Plataneros Win in Five Over the Changos

The Plataneros, powered by double-digit scoring from Jalen Penrose and Spencer Olivier, forced a fifth set to secure two of the three points available in the match, prevailing in extra points at the Gelito Ortega.

In the fourth set, holding a 2-1 lead in the match, the Changos de Naranjito failed to preserve their 22-20 advantage after a service error by Luzgardo Liciaga, falling in extra points.

Corozal responded with two straight points, a service ace from Jalen Penrose and a block by Guillermo Moya, to force the fifth set with a 27-25 score.

The fifth set was another heart-stopper. The Changos went on an 8-3 run to take a 9-8 lead, capitalizing on attacking errors from Penrose and Olivier.

However, the duel remained tied from point 9 all the way to 19. In the end, Corozal sealed the victory with a Penrose attack from zone two and a winning block by Olivier.

Set scores were 25-19, 25-27, 21-25, 27-25 and 21-19.

The winning offense was fueled by Jalen Penrose, who tallied 39 points (34 attacks, 2 blocks, and 3 aces), followed by Spencer Olivier with 28 points. Penrose scored 19 of those points across sets four and five. For Naranjito, Clarke Godbold led with 31 points, followed by Jackson Rivera with 12 and Cole Gillis with 11.

With this result, the Plataneros earned two points to remain in second place with an 8-3 record and 23 points.

Naranjito, meanwhile, added one point and now sits in seventh place with a 2-9 record and 9 points.