Just For Fun breaks into win column

Just For Fun finally broke into the win column after holding off a strong charge from sister-team Caropinos in yesterday’s World Organized Rocball High School League at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

The two teams were finally able to resume their bout after last seeing each other Thursday.

Just For Fun entered the court with a comfortable 32-2 lead after dominating the first two sets, but a different day featured a different push as the Caropinos came out slugging and gave Just For Fun a run before falling, 12-16. As a result, Just For Fun headed into the final set of regulation with a 48-14 lead.

Caropinos, however, still had a shot as in Rocball rules, the team leading the match heading into the fourth set must win the set to close out the bout.

Knowing well that their hopes were still alive, the Caropinos put up a furious charge and prevented Just For Fun from juicing out with a 17-7 victory, sending the game into o-kon.

Caropinos still had a hefty challenge ahead of them as they needed to win two overtime sets to complete the comeback, and was on the right track and streaking to a 12-7 win in the first set.

Unfortunately, their luck ran out as Just For Fun turned things around and silenced their opponents for an 11-0 shutout capped by an ace by Dennis Camacho to clinch the win.

Camacho finished as the game’s heavy hitter with 26 points after blasting away for five aces, two xunks, and four goals, while Matthew Iguel pace the Caropinos with 12 points on five aces and a xunk.

Meanwhile, Ochobu came up with big plays down the stretch and took sole possession of second place with an o-kon victory over Black Magic Tuesday.

The stage was set for a nail-biting finish as Ochobu entered yesterday’s session with a 35-34 advantage and just one set left in regulation.

Determined to pull off the upset, Black Magic put up a strong fight and streaked ahead, taking a 9-7 lead.

Ochobu, however, found a huge response courtesy of Ichinis Kapwich, who connected for a goal to give his team the lead, 10-9. The Black Magic wizards continued to fight, though, and had a shot at juicing out the match, only to fall short.

Black Magic won the fourth set, but only by a point, 15-14, resulting in a 49-49 tie at the end of regulation.

Unlike other matches, neither team was leading heading into o-kon, which meant whoever was able to take the first set would emerge victorious.

With everything on the line, Ochobu connected for kees and Tarnes Kapwich capped a successful push with a smack to end the set and the match, 12-4.

As reported earlier, Black Magic took the first set, 16-12, for the early lead, and followed up with a 15-7 second set win for a 12-point spread, 31-19, in the overall points tally.

Ochobu then leaned on David Tisa’s nine consecutive points and made a game of it with a lopsided 16-3 win for the 35-34 lead.

Tisa finished as the game’s heavy hitter with three aces, four kees, and a goal for 17 points, while Dior Jones led Black Magic with 15 points on two aces, a xunk, three kees, and a goal.

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