By Roselyn B. Monroyo
Variety News Staff

NEITHER Da Lani Kynez nor Kich Fairo is willing to wave the white flag yet, as the two teams engaged in a close game in the second round of the World Organized Rocball Community League yesterday at the Marianas High School Gym.
Da Lani Kynez was leading by only three, 43-40, when the game was halted at the start of the fourth set. But with the way Kich Fairo won in the third set and started the fourth, the match is still too close to call.
Alex Laniyo gave Da Lani Kynez a good start, hitting a goal in the opening part of the first set en route to his team’s 15-8 victory.
Da Lani Kynez won back-to-back sets with a 15-8 triumph in the second set.
Kich Fairo, which is tied with Da Lani Kynez with a 0-2 record in the second round and must prevail in its third game to avoid early elimination, recovered big in the third winning by 10, 19-9.
Kich Fairo picked up where it left off in the fourth quarter leading Da Lani Kynez, 5-4, when the game was temporarily stopped, as students needed to return to class.
If Kich Fairo wins the fourth set and holds the lead at the end of the regulation, it will claim its first win in the second round.
If it wins, but Da Lani Kynez still leads, the game will go into overtime with Kich Fairo needing to win twice to steal the game. Da Lani Kynez only need to prevail once to enter the win column.
Dean Matthew was leading Kich Fairo with eight points on three aces and a xunx. Tom Malone has earned seven markers on a goal, a xunx and an ace, while Typhoon Saito has collected five points on a goal and an ace.
Alex had scored 15 points for Da Lani Kynez, as he drilled a goal, three kees, two aces and a goal.
So far, 14 aces, four xunxs, six kees and three goals were scored in the match.
The six teams that are playing in the second round will only have five games each. After the round-robin second round, the top four teams will advance to the semifinals with the No. 1 team meeting the No. 4 squad and the No. 2 squad facing the No. 3 team.
The semifinals will be a best-of-three games series, while the championship series will be a best-of-five games affair.