After getting waxed by 20 points in the series opener, the Kanazawa Samuraiz avenged Saturday¡¯s defeat by thrashing the reigning champion Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix.

Coach Yukinori Suzuki¡¯s Samuraiz set the tone for the game from the get-go in Kanazawa.

After one quarter, Kanazawa led 26-7, and Hamamatsu never recovered.