Forget the last place for 4 consecutive seasons! He's really strong…Recapturing 2nd place, pushing for a chance to overcome it

Nov 14, 2025

Forget the last place for 4 consecutive seasons! He's really strong…Recapturing 2nd place, pushing for a chance to overcome it
Photo courtesy=KOVO



Pepper Savings Bank AI Peppers has risen back to second place.

Pepper Savings Bank won the second round match against Heungkuk Life Pink Spiders (25-22, 25-23, 28-26, 25-23) at Pepper Stadium in Gwangju on the 13th. Pepper Savings Bank regained its second place with 5 wins, 2 losses and 13 points.

Pepper Savings Bank, which has been at the bottom for four seasons since its foundation, showed a perfect change this season. At the center were two foreigners, Joy and Shimamura. In the match against Heungkuk Life on the 13th, Joey recorded a 33-point attack success rate of 46.79%, and Shimamura played with a 25-point attack success rate of 68.97%.




The overall player base has also become thicker. When Dr. Setter was shaken on the day, Park Soo-bin was added to solve the game, and it hit the mark perfectly.

Pepper Savings Bank, which grabbed the first set, lost the second set. However, he showed his last-minute concentration in the deuce match in the third set to win the set, and was eventually able to finish the game in the fourth set.

Forget the last place for 4 consecutive seasons! He's really strong…Recapturing 2nd place, pushing for a chance to overcome it
Photo courtesy=KOVO
Forget the last place for 4 consecutive seasons! He's really strong…Recapturing 2nd place, pushing for a chance to overcome it
Photo courtesy=KOVO
After the game, Cho Ji-yeon, manager of Pepper Savings Bank, said, `We are overcoming the crisis well in the process of winning, leading to victory. The game was difficult, but it was a victory to overcome it by pushing until the end at the match point. There were a lot of mistakes in the team, but I think we need to reorganize that part", he commented in general.

Coach Jang continued, "There were a lot of serve mistakes. I am worried about whether I should say that I can do it with confidence and make mistakes. I think there's pressure on the serve mistake."

Compliments continued for Shimamura, who played a perfect game with 25 points, including five blocked points. Coach Jang said, `The steps and swings are good. I'm watching the video to save Shimamura, and I'm talking about what kind of play I'll play. Shimamura himself is trying to do so well. I'm thinking of making the most of those advantages if I can receive them", he explained.

Rookie Kim Seo-young made her debut. Coach Jang said "The amount of training together was small, but Joo-eun (Im) shook and put it at the right time to catch her breath. We need to train more together."




In addition, regarding setter Park Soo-bin, "(Park) Sarang's ball is fast but rough. But Subin is a little more creditworthy and stable. Joey and I have a good timing. I'm trying to put two players (Park Sa-rang and Park Soo-bin) in the right place."



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.