The Veterans pulled off a 43-37 win in Game 1 of its title series against the Teachers in the 2014-2015 Saipan Rocball League last Friday at the Marianas High School last week.<\/p>\n
The Veterans got the breaks in the closing part of the fourth set to juice-out the Teachers and draw first blood in their best-of-five championship showdown. A juiced-out win is given to a team that has the lead after regulation and also won the fourth set.<\/p>\n
The Veterans prevailed in the final set, 12-10, bouncing back from a 7-11 deficit to foil the Teachers\u2019 bid to send the game in overtime. Besides their victory in the fourth set, the Veterans also topped the second and third set, 13-4, 12-10. The Teachers took the opening set, 13-6, and was pressured to win the last set after dropping the second and third.<\/p>\n
The Teachers failed to win the important set and extend the series opener, as it missed a game point and were given a 2-point deduction. The bad break hit the Teachers as they faltered on their first serve, returning possession to the Veterans.<\/p>\n
The Veterans capitalized on the Teachers\u2019 tough luck and scored a string of three points to close out Game 1 and gain momentum in the series. Game 1 was originally set for today, but was moved to last Friday to give way to the schedule of some players. With the series opener done, Game 2 will be played today, while Game 3 is set for Tuesday.<\/p>\n
The Veterans and Teachers arranged their final showdown after eliminating Local Motion and Benchwarmers in their separate semis series. The Veterans swept Local Motion in a best-of-three semis duel, while the Teachers earned a 2-1 triumph over the top-ranked Benchwarmers, who were unbeaten in the elimination before falling to the upset axe of the Teachers.<\/p>\n
The Teachers, who are composed of MHS\u2019 Tyce Mister, Nick Gross, and Kathy and Jacoby Winkfield, seemed ready for another stunner when they downed the J.R. Gechig-led Veterans in the first set. However, Gechig and company regained their bearings quickly and swept the last three sets to move two wins away from winning the league championship.<\/p>\n
Eleven aces were scored in Game 1 with the Teachers slightly head, 6-5, while the Veterans led in the kees (a hit scored behind the 10-foot line) department, 6-3.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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