BUTTERING UP THE LEAD

Boasters League round 6~~

Continuing to rise, Butter Nutz have increased their lead on the standings this week with a league best 41 point haul. The formula to their success is no secret. There are three big, meaty reasons for it: 1. They have (so far) played the most matches. Understanding that their bye week isn’t until the final round, but at this rate, by that time they would have padded their lead enough to hold off any challenges. 2. They have the best winning percentage. This can be attributed to the captain – JC Tibbitts – for drafting well. A little luck involved to be sure, but still, winning usually proves to be an excellent method to beat your opponents! 3. They have the most bonus points. This one is a tad misleading however, since Mongoose is averaging more bonus points per week than anyone. Butter Nutz have 3 more than Mongoose but have had 1 extra round to do it in. Either way, it’s a healthy number.

Conversely, the Nicker Ballers are fading away fast, making last week’s push an anomaly. Not only did they pick up the least amount of points this week – just 13 – the team that had the bye – the Wardogs – even scored more points than they did. No one is ever mathematically out of it, but they have a lot of work to do if they wish to make themselves relevant.

Paddy’s Dropshots will be tested next week as it is their turn to sit on the sidelines. How much they can minimize the damage to their position on the standings with make-up matches will be totally up to them!

Highlighting some individual stand-outs for the week: Jeff Gembis (Over Served) handed Tom MacEachern (Winky-Dinks) his first loss of the season with a steady – but impressive – 2-1 victory. Tom didn’t play poorly at all, but was frustrated with Jeff’s consistency. Minimizing errors and keeping the length pays dividends!

Picking up his first win of the season, Andy Adamo (Mongoose) pulled out a 2-1 triumph over Blake Ellis (Foss Nation). Considering Andy recently scored an upset win in the box ladders over Derek Aguirre, his current form must be rather notable.

Zac MacVoy (Foss Nation) keeps in unbeaten streak alive, extending to 6, as he took care of business against Mike Petix (Mongoose) with a 2-1 win. And not to compare Zac’s record to his brother Ryan’s, but hey we may as well, Ryan also won last night (3-0)… however Ryan does have 1 loss this season… just sayin’.

Round 7 is next week, then we get to have a ‘rest’ week – from the squash anyway - as Thanksgiving is upon us and we can watch the Lions beat up on the Vikings (hopefully!). But it will be the perfect (and only) opportunity to get your make-up matches in and reach the golden number of 5.