Round 9 (Regular Season): Mount Vernon P. lose to Rockets

Here is the last round review presented by Job Market.

Top ranked Power (5-2) recorded its second loss on the court of seventh ranked Rockets on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Rockets 117-113. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Power. Rockets (3-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Heatseekas. Mount Vernon P. at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost. They share it with Chicago L. and Young Onez. Rockets' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in to the arena .
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Detroit. First ranked Panthers faced 4th placed Fusion. Host Panthers (6-1) defeated guests from Grand Rapids (5-3) 119-115. Detroit P. have a solid series of three victories in a row. Panthers maintains first place with 6-1 record. Grand Rapids F. at the other side dropped to the third position with three games lost. They share it with Showtime. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.
An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Second ranked Young Onez faced 4th placed Heatseekas. Host Young Onez (5-2) defeated guests from (3-2) 123-110. Young Onez have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Chicago L. and Mount Vernon P. Loser Heatseekas keep the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with Rockets. Young Onez will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Heatseekas will play against Profit Society (#10) and hope to secure a win.

Other games of round 9 were quite predictable and ended without any surprises. Here they are:
Showtime defeated Team T. in Orangeburg 98-94. Templars beat Music City K. at home 140-132. Team T. won against DFW Cyclones on the opponent's court 119-111. HHE unfortunately lost to Royals in a home game 94-106. Ghoats were rolled over DFW Gorillas on the road 88-124. Z*Nationwide H. lost to undefeated Georgia B. on its own court 101-120. Bronx was beaten by Crotona H. in a road game 116-127. Fort Wayne BB lost to Michigan A. at home 96-108.



Takeover - Showtime 94-98

There was no surprise in Dallas where 6th ranked Takeover (2-8) was defeated by fourth ranked Showtime (5-3) 98-94 on Saturday. Showtime have a solid series of four victories in a row. They moved-up to third place, which they share with Grand Rapids F. Team T. lost third consecutive game. They keep the sixth position with eight games lost. Showtime will meet at home league's second-placed Georgia B. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Team T. will play against Hoops (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Templars - Music City K. 140-132

No shocking result in a game in Tennessee where leader Templars (7-0) defeated 5th ranked Kings (2-5) 140-132 on Saturday. Templars have an impressive series of seven victories in a row. They maintain first place with 7-0 record. Music City K. lost third consecutive game. They keep the fifth position with five games lost. They share it with HHE. Templars will meet at home Georgia K. (#4) in the next round. Music City K. will play against Spartans and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

DFW Cyclones - Team T. 111-119

The game between closely ranked teams ended with 6th ranked Cyclones' (3-4) home loss to fifth ranked Takeover (4-2) 111-119 on Saturday. Takeover moved-up to fourth place. Loser Cyclones dropped to the seventh position with four games lost. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

HHE - Royals 94-106

The game between closely ranked teams ended with seventh ranked Royals' (3-3) road victory over 8th ranked Hills Have Eyes (2-5) 106-94 on Saturday. Royals have a solid series of three victories in a row. They moved-up to sixth place. HHE lost fifth consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with five games lost. They share it with Music City K.. Royals will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. HHE will play against Ghoats (#9) and hope to secure a win.

DFW Gorillas - Ghoats 124-88

Not a big story in a game when 9th ranked Ghoats (2-7) were outplayed on the road by first ranked Gorillas (8-1) 124-88 on Saturday. DFW Gorillas have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They maintain first place with 8-1 record. Ghoats lost sixth consecutive game. They keep the ninth position with seven games lost. DFW Gorillas will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Ghoats will play against HHE (#8) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Hoops - Georgia B. 101-120

Everything went according to plan in Canton where leader Bombers (6-0) outleveled 8th ranked Hoops (1-6) 120-101 on Saturday. Georgia B. have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Bombers maintains second place with 6-0 record having just one point less than leader Templars. Loser Hoops keeps the eighth position with six games lost. Georgia B. will meet Showtime (#3) in the next round, which may be the game of the day. Z*Nationwide H. will play against Takeover (#6) in Dallas and it may be a tough game between close rivals.

Crotona H. - Bronx HF 127-116

There was no surprise when 8th ranked Holy Flames (1-3) were defeated on the road by third ranked Hawks (4-1) 127-116 on Saturday. Hawks maintains third place with 4-1 record having 2 victories less than leader Templars, which they share with Georgia K. and DaPack. Bronx lost third consecutive game. They dropped to the fifth position with three games lost. They share it with Road Runners and Pitbulls. Crotona H. will meet league's leader Mount Vernon P. in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bronx will play against NYBC (#11) in Brooklyn and hope to win that game.

Rockets - Mount Vernon P. 117-113

Top ranked Power (5-2) recorded its second loss on the court of seventh ranked Rockets on Saturday night. Visitors were defeated by Rockets 117-113. It ended at the same time the five-game winning streak of Power. Rockets (3-2) moved-up to fourth place, which they share with Heatseekas. Mount Vernon P. at the other side still keeps top position with two games lost. They share it with Chicago L. and Young Onez. Rockets' supporters look forward to an exciting derby game next round, where their team will travel locally in to the arena .

Fort Wayne BB - Michigan A. 96-108

No shocking result in a game in Fort Wayne where third ranked Avengers (6-2) defeated 7th ranked Ballers (1-5) 108-96 on Saturday. Michigan A. have an impressive series of six victories in a row. Avengers moved-up to second place. Loser Ballers keeps the seventh position with five games lost. Michigan A. will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Fort Wayne BB will play against Detroit P. in Springfield and hope to win that game.

Detroit P. - Grand Rapids F. 119-115

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in Detroit. First ranked Panthers faced 4th placed Fusion. Host Panthers (6-1) defeated guests from Grand Rapids (5-3) 119-115. Detroit P. have a solid series of three victories in a row. Panthers maintains first place with 6-1 record. Grand Rapids F. at the other side dropped to the third position with three games lost. They share it with Showtime. Both teams do not play next round, which will be an opportunity for some rest.

Young Onez - Heatseekas 123-110

An exciting game between Top Four teams was played in . Second ranked Young Onez faced 4th placed Heatseekas. Host Young Onez (5-2) defeated guests from (3-2) 123-110. Young Onez have an impressive series of five victories in a row. They keep a position of league leader, which they share with Chicago L. and Mount Vernon P. Loser Heatseekas keep the fourth place with two games lost. They share the position with Rockets. Young Onez will have a break next round, and it should allow them to practice more before next game. Heatseekas will play against Profit Society (#10) and hope to secure a win.