Vol. 35 No.21
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Watch & Learn secures last finals slot in rocball league

By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

WATCH & Learn caught the last bus to the World Organized Rocball Community League finals after beating the Dublon Chiefs, 79-36, in the deciding Game 3 of their semis series yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym.
With the win, Watch & Learn will challenge the defending champion Mwaliyas in a best-of-five championship showdown.
The Mwaliyas gained the first finals entry after defeating Da Lani Kynez, also in a best-of-three title series, 2-1.
In the Watch & Learn-Dublon Chiefs tiff, the latter drew first blood prevailing in Game 1 with a double overtime 52-43 victory.
Watch & Learn forced a deciding Game 3 when it pulled off a 56-54 juiced-out triumph in Game 2.
The eventual finalist started Game 3 strong winning by seven points in the first set, 17-10.
Watch & Learn was more dominating in the second set limiting the Dublon Chiefs to three points to nail a 12-point victory, 15-3.
The Dublon Chiefs gave Watch & Learn a good fight in the third set, but still the latter eked out a 17-14 win.
With Watch & Learn sweeping the first three sets, the Dublon Chiefs needed to win the fourth set to send the game into overtime.
But Watch & Learn had other plans and it did not include playing extended minutes, as they took the fourth set, 20-9, to advance to the finals.
Mark McDonald led Watch & Learn with 18 points on eight kees and an ace.
Tyce Mister added 14 markers on three aces, a kee and two goals, while new recruit Travis Warren chipped in five on a xunx and a goal.
No Dublon Chiefs player scored in double figures, as Ybonn Kapwich had only five markers on an ace and a goal.
Seven aces, a xunx, 16 kees and four goals were scored in the game.
The finals series will start on Monday.