Strong performance for Dublon Chiefs

The Dublon Chiefs are determined to keep their perfect record intact, and the team showed it yesterday.

Faced against fellow undefeated Da Lani Kynez, the Chiefs played as the aggressors and quickly established control before taking the first three sets as action in the ongoing World Organized Rocball Community League continued at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.

Control of the match seemed to be in Da Lani Kynez’s corner in the early stages as the team held a 7-4 lead in the first set.

The Chiefs, however, refused to go down and put up a surging attack that resulted in the team turning the tables and cruising to winning the set, 16-11.

With momentum in their corner, the Dublon Chiefs continued to pound away in the second set.

The Chiefs dominated and took advantage of the unusual struggle by Da Lani Kynez to take the set, 16-4.

At that point, the Dublon Chiefs were enjoying a 32-15 lead in the overall points tally.

Not satisfied, the Chiefs continued to push the best they could.

Da Lani Kynez seemed to have broken their cold spell when Myron Laniyo connected for a goal to make it 3-3, but it was not to be for Da Lani Kynez as the Chiefs took command.

Ichnis Kapwich connected for a goal and the Chiefs soon found themselves at set point, 15-4.

Da Lani Kynez was not going down without a fight, and racked up five straight points to pull closer. Their effort, however, was not enough as the Chiefs closed out the set, 17-9, to increase their lead to 25 points, 49-24.

All is not lost for Da Lani Kynez as the team still has a chance to pull off a comeback. Rocball rules indicate that the team leading heading into the fourth set must win the set to close the match. If the team trailing wins the set, the match will go into o-kon—overtime in Rocball terms.

The team leading after regulation will then have a bit of an advantage, only needing to win one overtime set. The team trailing must win two o-kon sets to succeed.

The fourth set unfolds at 11:30am today.

Both teams entered the bout with perfect 2-0 win-loss records. At the end of the second round, the two teams were tied with defending champion Mwaliyas and Watch & Learn atop the team standings. Mwaliyas and Watch & Learn won their third round matches, and whoever wins between Da Lani Kynez and Dublon Chiefs will force a three-way tie for first place.

Ybonn Kapwich currently leads the Dublon Chiefs with 12 points after connecting for two aces and four kees, while Ichnis Kapwich and Tarnes Kapwich have seven and six points, with Ichnis hitting two kees and a goal, and Tarnes smacking in three aces.

Laniyo leads Da Lani Kynez with five points on a kee and a goal.

Action continues on Monday with the final match of 2006. The league will take a break after the match and resume in January 2007.

For more information on the World Organized Rocball Community League, contact Rocball creator Jim Feger at 237-3235.