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So the big decision last night was how long the season would go on. Early consensus seemed to be for one more week, but the almost unanimous majority at the end of the game favored 3 weeks more, which would make this season 1 week shorter than last season (21 games). So the schedule for the remainder of the year is as follows (unless it decides to change). Next week (September 4th) at Cuernevaca Park, the week after (September 11th), McDonough, and season finale on September 18th, at Wolff, as always.

On to the game. The big winner was AJ Boyd who now has a grand total of 3 points, which I think was the same number of points he scored in his first game last season. Another “better late than never” player to score last night was Deme who got his first win of the season, and possibly of his career. Who’s down with OPP? Deme is. The final three players to win their games will probably come as a surprise to y’all. John, Shane and Dom all won their games in surprise up-sets over heavily favored opponents to move up into 1st, 2nd and 3rd places respectively, which by an odd stroke of luck, are the exact same places they were in last week, except now they dropped Mike and Poops down a notch into 2nd and 3rd place ties. In the house challenge no places were moved, but Ft. Downing and BCH did add a point to their lead over Clay st. There were no wicket kills, but there were several killed mallets and a couple of bruised egos and shattered dreams. Next week is at City of Cuernevaca Park, and here’s where it stands going into the home stretch.

STANDINGS

John - 11 points

Mike - 10 points
Shane - 10 points

Poops - 9 points
Dom - 9 points

Dave - 7 points
Boyd - 7 points

Red - 6 points

Josh - 5 points

Sonia - 4 points
Jake - 4 points
Jess - 4 points
Eric - 4 points

Mike L - 3 points
AJ - 1 point

Melanie - 2 points
Ricky - 2 points
Leighton - 2 points
Bergonz - 2 points
Ed - 2 points
Steph - 2 points
Dak - 2 points

Julie - 1 point
Doug - 1 point
Deme - 1 point
Joy - 1 point
Sean - 1 point
Gen - 1 point

Everyone else - NPP

A fun tournament, and probably the biggest one yet. The game winners were Jacob, Zach, Julie, Dom and Bergonz. Dom was the big winner, Bergonz took 2nd and Julie was 3rd.

Shit, forgot to do this before. The big winner was Dom, who destroyed everybody in one turn of the poison battle. His victims, many of whom never got a turn, were Mike G, Josh, Boyd, and Steph. I think. It’s been a bit and we’ve played the tournament since then. Let me know if I remembered wrong. Zach and Mike also got wicket kills. Next game is at Jefferson Park and here are the standings.

STANDINGS
John - 10 points
Mike - 10 points

Shane - 9 points
Poops - 9 points

Dom - 8 points

Dave - 7 points
Boyd - 7 points

Red - 6 points

Josh - 5 points

Sonia - 4 points
Jake - 4 points
Jess - 4 points
Eric - 4 points

Mike L - 3 points

Melanie - 2 points
Ricky - 2 points
Leighton - 2 points
Bergonz - 2 points
Ed - 2 points
Steph - 2 points
Dak - 2 points

Julie - 1 point
Doug - 1 point
AJ - 1 point
Joy - 1 point
Sean - 1 point
Gen - 1 point

Everyone else - NPP

Eric was the big winner last night, and I don’t think anyone has ever been more of a crowd favorite. With his two points, he doubles his score to 4 and breaks into the top half of the ranks. Also winning their games were Jess, John, Ed and Poops. Gen also got a poison wicket kill for her first point. In the house challenge, no places were changed, but the BCH closed the gap with Ft. Downing by 2. Next week is Ruby Hill. Here are the standings.

STANDINGS
John - 10 points

Shane - 9 points
Poops - 9 points

Mike - 8 points

Dave - 7 points

Boyd - 6 points
Dom - 6 points
Red - 6 points

Sonia - 4 points
Josh - 4 points
Jake - 4 points
Jess - 4 points
Eric - 4 points

Mike L - 3 points

Melanie - 2 points
Ricky - 2 points
Leighton - 2 points
Bergonz - 2 points
Ed - 2 points

Julie - 1 point
Doug - 1 point
Steph - 1 point
AJ - 1 point
Dak - 1 point
Joy - 1 point
Sean - 1 point
Gen - 1 point

Everyone else - NPP

Shane was the big winner last night, getting 2 points for a total of 9 and moving into a tie for 1st with John, who got 1 game point. Dom, Red and Jake also won their games, moving into ties for 4th (6pts), 4th (6pts) and 5th (5pts) respectively. Mike G got a wicket kill and stays in 2nd place with 8 points total. House challenge rankings stay the same, but Ft. Downing expands their lead by 1. Shane calls City Park its shiny, shiny lights. Here are the standings.

John - 9 points
Shane - 9 points

Poops - 8 points
Mike - 8 points

Dave - 7 points

Boyd - 6 points
Dom - 6 points
Red - 6 points

Sonia - 4 points
Josh - 4 points
Jake - 4 points

Jess - 3 points
Mike L - 3 points

Melanie - 2 points
Eric - 2 points
Ricky - 2 points
Leighton - 2 points
Bergonz - 2 points

Julie - 1 point
Doug - 1 point
Steph - 1 point
AJ - 1 point
Dak - 1 point
Joy - 1 point
Ed - 1 point
Sean - 1 point

Everyone else - NPP

Game 13 was all about the action on the podium. John and Poops moved up from 2nd and 3rd respectively into a tie for 1st, bumping Shane, Dave and Mike down to 2nd and Boyd into 3rd. John got his 2 points by winning his game and the poison battle, and Poops took his game with 2 poison kills for 3 points total. Josh, Bergonz, and the new guy Sean all got game wins as well. With Poops’ 3 points, Ft. Downing expands its lead in the house challenge, and John and Josh’s 3 were good to pass up Clay st into 2nd. Next week is at Gates Crescent Park, which is a bit south of the Children’s Museum and the railroad tracks where we’ve played in the past. Here are the standings.

Poops - 8 points
John - 8 points

Dave - 7 points
Shane - 7 points
Mike - 7 points

Boyd - 6 points

Dom - 5 points
Red - 5 points

Sonia - 4 points
Josh - 4 points

Jess - 3 points
Mike L - 3 points
Jake - 3 points

Melanie - 2 points
Jake - 2 points
Eric - 2 points
Ricky - 2 points
Leighton - 2 points
Bergonz - 2 points

Julie - 1 point
Doug - 1 point
Steph - 1 point
AJ - 1 point
Dak - 1 point
Joy - 1 point
Ed - 1 point
Sean - 1 point

Everyone else - NPP