DRINKS FOR FREE IN ROUND THREE

Boasters League round 3~~

The offering of free tacos and free drinks brings out people to the court area that I haven’t seen in… well for ever actually. “Follow the nose” I always say, and it’s remarkable how sensitive we become when the price is just right. It does make for a very social evening, especially when we can meet and greet the next round of members that will run this place. It did seem however, that most of the boasters league players forgot is was a league night, left their squash shoes and racquet at home and instead donned the suit and practiced their cocked wrist position with a few cocktails. At least they were working on something!

It was, anyway you look at it, an anemic turnout in regards to matches played. Yes, the courts were used, but most were just pick-up games. No team has played more than 5 matches (from 17!) so far, and the most bonus points picked up last night was 11… where are you all?

Winky-Dinks picked up the most points this week. But it wasn’t exactly a lot – just 25. Vivio’s effort was just half of that – just 12. Mongoose – who had the bye – also managed 12 points. Butter Nutz still hold on to top spot, and even though they scored a measly 22 points this week, they increased their lead by 10. No other way to say it, but these numbers are just… awful. I suppose the good thing to come out of this, is the standings remain very tight. Only 10 points separate 2^nd to 8^th.

Not too many matches to choose from and highlight, but of all the ones played last night, only 2 of them were a 3-0 score line. A pleasing statistic since I am all about competitiveness. Patrick Petz (Nick at Night) picks up his first win of the half, taking down the marathon-man Joe Leto (Winky-Dinks) 2-1… I am going to imagine it wasn’t Patrick’s fitness that saw him through this one, but his soft drop-shots from all and any angle.

Michael Francesco (Vivio’s) makes us all wish we were 20 years younger as he continues to improve just because of age (and the athleticism that comes with it!) as he sprinted his way to victory over Robert Welch (Butter Nutz) 2-1; Peter Shumaker (Winky-Dinks) proved that he is still a clever shot maker with his 2-1 win over Scott Langenburg (Nick at Night); and Peter Huthwaite (Nicker Ballers) scores his second win of the half holding back another fledgling to watch out for in the near future – Brady Savage (On the Rocks) 2-1.

Moving to round 4 next week, and just about every player has work to do to catch up on some matches. With the standings so close, just a couple of wins for your team is a major boost. Since Jan 29 is another day at the DAC where many of you can pick up a free meal, it would probably be a terrific idea to arrange a match that day and build up your appetite?