Boasters League round
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Christmas break isn’t really that long. But if you happened
to have ‘rested’ for that period of time, enjoying your eggnog (what a revolting
sounding drink!), lazing on the couch watching the Spartans get humiliated, socializing
with your distant family relatives eating non-stop, then those 2 weeks may feel
like a 6-month sabbatical. Our cleaning crews worked overtime this morning just
mopping up all the rust from the floorboards!
The Butter Nutz
appeared to have kicked it up a notch for the second half after their
disappointing 7th place finish in the first half. But of course,
when team members turn up and play matches the points start to add up. Against
the Wardogs, they played 10 matches
which is four more than any of the
other teams. In fact, it’s more than 4 other teams combined.
On the other end, the Nicker
Ballers and Paddy’s Dropshots
only played 3 matches. Ummm… did some people not get the memo, or are they
still snoozing off their Holiday feasts? It’s not that unusual though, the
start of the second half is typically not over-active as everyone tries to get
their routines back in order. The courts were humming though, so usage certainly
hasn’t been affected!
One of the better matches of the evening was upstairs and
missed by everybody but myself. Marc
Lakin (Butter Nutz) and Maggie Durant (Wardogs) were neck and neck, playing some terrific long rallies
that ended with either an excellent length or a deftly played drop. Both of
them covering all the corners without letting up, the first 2 games went to
Marc 15-14, and that momentum carried over through the third for the 3-0 win. I
wonder if their pulses have dropped back down yet.
In a battle of brotherly-love, the MacVoy boys were (coincidentally
… !) matched up against each other. I
can’t imagine the trash talk between the two, but we all know that means squat
on the score board. On this day, Ryan can take the family honors with the 2-1
win over Zac. I’m sure revenge isn’t far away.
In another close 2-1 result, Jerry Rock (Winky-Dinks)
fell just short against Ward Detwiler
(Fire Birds). Maybe Jerry needs some
practice on his lobs as some couldn’t quite get over the head of the 6 foot
plus tall Ward, although I don’t know how much higher he could hit them without
touching the ceiling.
We’re off and running, although some are still putting on
their shoes at the starting line. You’ll be left behind very quickly if you’re not
careful, so don’t let these matches pile up on you.
