There is no way to stop him. Middle blocker Anilis Peach (29) of New Zealand led Heungkuk Life Insurance to a winning streak with his formidable mobile attack.
In the women's fourth round match of the 2024-25 Dodram V-League held at Chungmu Gymnasium in Daejeon on Thursday, Heungkuk Life Insurance won a set score of 3-2 (25-21, 26-28, 15-25, 25-15, 15-9). With the victory, Heungkuk Life Insurance (19-5, 55 points) has won four consecutive games, widening the gap with second-ranked Hyundai Engineering & Construction (16-8, 50 points), and third-ranked Jeonggwanjang (17-7, 47 points).
Peach led the victory. Peach succeeded in making 14 out of 24 attacks on the day. It had only one blocking effect. There was no mistake. It showed off remarkable attack efficiency of 54.2 percent. Almost all of Peach's attack points were mobile attacks (13). Pyo Seung-joo kept following the pitch, but used blocking to hit it outside. He also blocked Jeonggwanjang ace Mega's attack.
"It was regrettable that we failed to block Peach's mobile attack," said Chung Kwan-jang manager Ko Hee-jin. When Peach was at an advanced level, Lee Sun-woo was deployed as a one-point blocker, but he failed to defend himself. He also set a new V-League record with 22 points.
"I didn't know it was my highest score," Peach said after the game. "I'm glad we won an important game today. There were some difficult moments, but we overcame them to strengthen our teamwork and trust each other." On the opponent's blocking, he said, "I'm also practicing how to attack when the front block is What. Setter Lee Go-eun gave me a lot of good balls, so I was able to hit well."
Fitch was not chosen in the first tryout of the Asian quarter. However, she joined the team right before the season opened as a substitute for Hwang Lu-rey, a tall middle blocker chosen by Heungkuk Life. Fitch has gradually elevated her performance and is now an indispensable player in the team. Heungkuk Life explained at the time that he chose the team because he was good at mobile attacks.
Peach's mobile attacks were not as useful as the rear-end attacks of the Apogit Spiker Tutku Bourgeois, as the team usually hits the player in rotation behind the setter. Blockers cannot be dispersed as neither a mobile attack nor a back attack is located on the right side of the court. However, since Tutku was injured, Lee has been actively using Peach's mobile attacks. 안전놀이터
Peach scored 18.7 points per game in the fourth round when Tutku was absent. The score increased by nearly 30 percent from the average of 13.4 points in the previous three rounds. The number of blockings also increased from 2.6 to 3.5 per game. He is displaying the best performance among middle blockers in the V-League. Thanks to this, Heungkuk Life Insurance has maintained its lead by winning consecutive games by winning two consecutive games in the early stages of the fourth round.
Peach's nickname is "peach." His last name (姓, Fitzi) is the same as the English word for peach, and his team's uniform is pink. He is also called "Samsan Peach" because his home stadium is in Incheon Samsan World Gymnasium. "He is a hard peach," said Kim Yeon-koung, who had an interview with him. "I like to be called a peach, too," he said with a smile. "I received an eco-bag with the word 'wild peach' as a gift from my fans and liked it very much."
Peach, who recently went out on YouTube, rarely goes anywhere other than his accommodation in Yongin. "I haven't been to Seoul much. I've never been on vacation in a long time, but I like to take a good rest. I just go out for coffee with my teammates. I tend to enjoy my leisure time," he said, smiling. "I want to visit Everland near my dorm."