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Islanders juice out Soul Rebels
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Posted on Feb 23 2009
The Islanders became the first team to win two in a row in “Gorilla Games” in the World Organized Rocball Community League after crushing the Soul Rebels in four sets, 100-65, Saturday at the Marianas High School Gymnasium.
The Islanders notched their first win in “Gorilla Games, two weeks ago, dislodging Jan. 25 winner Evenflow from the top with a 98-91 juiced out win.
“Gorilla Games” started the first week of January with 2008-2009 Rocball league champion Ghasias Brothers pulling off a 108-84 victory over first challenger Okies in double overtime.
When Brothers attempted to defend the bragging rights in “Gorilla Games, Evenflow entered the picture, stunning the league champions with a 109-101 overtime win.
But Evenflow’s reign in “Gorilla Games” did not last long, as the Islanders came out smoking with a 17-point juiced-out win early this month.
When “Gorilla Games” resumed Saturday, the Islanders’ guns were still blazing.
The Islanders prevailed in the opening set, 25-23, before the Soul Rebels recovered in the second set in similar scores.
In third set, the Islanders pushed all the right buttons en route to a dominating win, 26-4.
Entering the fourth set, the Islanders were ahead, 74-50, putting pressure to Soul Rebels to win the last regular set to send the game into overtime.
The Islanders took an early lead in the fourth set, 10-4, before the Soul Rebels rallied and moved within one, 10-11.
The Soul Rebels kept the Islanders within striking distance in the ensuing plays, before the latter pulled away, limiting the former to four points in the closing phase of the match en route to a 26-15 win.
Former Ghasias Brothers mainstay Freddie Pelisamen suited up for the Islanders in Saturday’s game and was the match’s heavy hitter, scoring 23 points. He had nine kees, one ace, and one goal.
Fifteen aces and 25 kees were scored in the game.
The Islanders will face a new challenger next month, as “Gorilla Games” allow losing teams to rest for a month before returning to play.
Besides the right to defend its biweekly title, the winning team in “Gorilla Games” takes home $50 cash.
