Kich Fairo wins Rocball opener

There was not much the Ballers was able to throw up in the remaining two sets of the opening match in the 2006 World Organized Rocball Community League, resulting in Kich Fairo taking home an easy victory Friday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

After dominating the first two sets on Wednesday, the Kich Fairo players picked up where they left of and despite getting stronger opposition in the fourth set, still cruised to an easy 65-27 victory.

Kich Fairo was up 37-13 after two sets of play, and was leading, 5-0, in the third set when timed expired on Wednesday.

When action resumed, so did Kich Fairo’s dominance as the team continued to roll and took advantage of more first serve mishaps by the Ballers to pull away for a 16-5 victory.

With that, the team headed into the final set ahead by a mile, 50-18.

With Rocball rules requiring a team to win the fourth set in order to close the match, the Ballers were still alive.

The Ballers put up a better attack, but soon found themselves at the brink of losing as Kich Fairo worked up a 14-8 lead.

The Ballers, however, caught a huge break as Harris Enriquez connected for a xunk and opted to subtract two points from Kich Fairo, bringing the deficit down to four points, 8-12.

That was as close as the Ballers got, though, as Kich Fairo recovered and closed the set with a 15-9 clincher.

Had the Ballers won the set, they would’ve forced o-kon—overtime in Rocball terms—even if they would still be trailing in the overall point tally.

Kich Fairo won the first set with ease, 17-2, and had a bit of trouble in the second set but still prevailed with a 17-11 victory.

Dean Mathew led Kich Fairo and finished as the game’s heavy hitter with 11 points after hitting two aces, two kees, and a goal. J.R. Hart was also strong in support with eight points after smashing two aces and two kees.

Enriquez led the Ballers with six points courtesy of two aces and a xunk, while Robert Naraja had four points on a xunk and a kee.

Rocball action continues today as defending champion Mwaliyas takes on Caropinos at 11:30am. The Dublan Chiefs face 670’s Finest on Wednesday, Oct. 25, while Black Magic and Da Lani Kyned battled on Oct. 30. The final game of round one will be on Nov. 1 between Watch & Learn and Bwibwiis.

For more information on the World Organized Rocball league, contact Feger at 237-3235.