Battles of Attrition

O Brothers, Where Art Thou?

This week's games showcased little talent. Not that the players weren't talented, or were little people, or were little untalented people (shall I keep going?)... but that there simply weren't that many players to go around. Attendance is simply not where it needs to be.

This didn't stop good games, and good ultimate, from taking place though. Ricky's Mom, led this week by Tom Haynes, took on FHS, also depleted and forced to take on Ethan Gillette for its 7th. Trading early, the action began intensely on this upper west field, both teams showing promising and dangerous offensive sets, and spreading the disc out amongst the players. FHS used deep shots to Tyler and Armand to keep the field open, while Ricky's Mom spread the field lengthwise utilizing both inside-out and around break throws, taking advantage of late marks and horizontal dump throws to streaking handlers. Ricky's Mom took the first break, but it would prove to be one of their last, as FHS stormed back with two breaks of its own and took half. The heat was oppressive, and this as most evident in the second half. FHS rolled off two breaks to start the second half, and never looked back. Ricky's Mom simply couldn't stop the deep game, and FHS secured its first win 15-11.

The Upper East field saw drama as well, with the first showing of a relatively complete Magnificent Four squaring off against the battle-tested High Expectations, who come off a sound win last week in a come from behind game that demonstrated High Expectations' ability to adjust and recalibrate based on the other team. Ending in a 13-11 victory for High Expectations, one can only assume that their core continued to lead the current leaderboard leaders to its second straight W, and as the only unbeaten team left in the league, next week's game against FHS will prove decisive as the PreSeason Championship.

Stay tuned...