Evenflow is now the king of \u201cGorilla Games\u201d in the World Organized Rocball Community League after beating Ghasias Brothers in overtime, 109-101, Saturday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.<\/p>\n
The Evenflow-Ghasias Brothers tiff was the second match in the \u201cGorilla Games,\u201d which is a unique side event for the Rocball league and is played every two weeks<\/p>\n
\u201cGorilla\u201d started early this month with league champion Ghasias Brothers earning the right to play in the first game against a picked challenger.<\/p>\n
The Okies took the challenge, but came short losing to the Brothers in double overtime, 84-108. <\/p>\n
The victory allowed Ghasias Brothers to keep the \u201cGorilla,\u201d win the $50 cash prize for the day, and meet the next challenger.<\/p>\n
The second game in the \u201cGorilla\u201d went into overtime, but this time Ghasias Brothers were on the losing end.<\/p>\n
Thanks to Mariano Lisua, who canned a goal off a serve giving Evenflow a 10-2 victory in the first set o-kon.<\/p>\n
The Evenflow-Ghasias Brothers match went into overtime after the regulation ended at 99-all.<\/p>\n
With neither team having the lead after four sets, Rocball rules state only one set overtime will decide the match. Had the game not ended in a tie, the trailing team must win two sets overtime, while the leading squad needs only one set.<\/p>\n
The first team to score 10 points or a goal wins a set in overtime.<\/p>\n
In Evenflow\u2019s case, Lisua did both, as his team was ahead, 7-2, when he knocked down the winning goal.<\/p>\n
Evenflow was off to a hot start taking a 26-16 win in the opening set.<\/p>\n
Ghasias Brothers regrouped in the second set and found their rhythm en route to a close 26-25 triumph to cut Evenflow\u2019s lead to single digit, 42-51.<\/p>\n
The defending Rocball league champions moved within five, 71-76, going into the fourth set after a come-from-behind 29-25 triumph in the third set.<\/p>\n
Ghasias Brothers cruised to their third straight set victory after a 28-23 win in the fourth set. But their five-point winning margin was not enough to allow them to juice out Evenflow and retain the \u201cGorilla.\u201d<\/p>\n
In Rocball, a juiced-out win is only handed to a team, which wins the fourth set and at the same time holds the lead after the regulation.<\/p>\n
Ghasias Brothers\u2019 five-point win over Evenflow in the fourth set only tied the game at 99-all, and the former failed to pick up where it left off losing in the first set o-kon.<\/p>\n
The third game in the \u201cGorilla\u201d will be played next Saturday with Evenflow as host.<\/p>\n
Ghasias Brothers will join Okies for a month-long vacation before they are allowed to become challengers in the \u201cGorilla Games.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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