Boasters League round
2~~
It’s not a two horse race, but after only 2 rounds, the Butter Nutz and Space Geckos have once again risen to the top of the standings and
it all comes down to getting on court and playing matches. The
Fire Birds are only 6 points back of second place, but they kept close only
because of some make-up matches through the week rather than playing on the Wednesday.
That strategy will be difficult to keep up since those make-up matches pile up
very quickly and as the weeks roll around, getting them in will prove
challenging to say the least.
The Butter Nutz
do sit out next week with the bye, but if they manage to get some make-up matches
in over the week, should still find themselves in the top 4 if not top 3.
Team Mongoose and
the Nicker Ballers already need to start
climbing out of a hole they have dug themselves into. They picked up a paltry 14
and 17 points respectively for this week, and are on par with the Wardogs who have only played one round.
The Winky-Dinks also need to be
careful not to fall too far behind either. Only three round 2 matches have been played so far (out of 17), hardly
a recipe for success. It is early in the season, but a lackluster start tends
to be tricky to overcome later on.
There were a handful of tight results last night which I am always
pleased to hear about. Patrick Petz
(Paddy’s Dropshots) played true to
his team’s name against Cathy Lysack
(Space Geckos) as he tried to drop
Cathy to death from any position on the court. And when he is on, he can be
awfully effective. Cathy was forced to lunge into the front corners
continuously and she was fit enough to keep the ball up to scrape out a 2-1
win.
Dane Fossee (Nicker Ballers) and Colin Bayer (Fire Birds) like to punish each other and try to see who can make
the other one run more. Neither of them are afraid to oblige either, and
sometimes I think they actually attempt to run more than needed, expend more
energy than required, extend rallies past necessity, just for entertainment
value. The healthy crowd last night appreciated the back and forth and on this
day, Dane ended up with the spoils 2-1.
Next week is “Meet the Candidates” night which means most of
the matches will be designated as a ‘self-schedule’. At 7pm next Wednesday all
Blackballers (yes, that means you!) are invited to the gym to support the 35+ Basketball
tournament and then see who you can vote for in this year’s DAC presidential and
board election. It is a fun social evening, so please make the effort to come
out and enjoy the festivities.
