The Ryukyu Golden Kings' sustained excellence is the gift that keeps on giving for the team's rabid fans.
A 12-game winning streak ended on Saturday — a two-point loss to the host Aomori Wat's — but the Kings returned to their winning ways a day later.
And now they have a well-earned break until the calendar flips to 2014.
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