Thursday, May 25, 2023

The early game featured a clash of Best Fronds and the Blue team (still searching for their elusive team name). It was a close match with green having some big bombs from Jordan, speedy feet from Jasper and blue with some great D from Alex Santiago on a night where she was the lone DoW. Captain Kate started off strong with the first point and in his third game Luke scored his prestigious first goal ever! Blue team was able to rally around Bobby “Birthday-Boy” Owens and use his b-day magic for the win 15-11.

In prime time, Sky Bison and Orange (who are still working on a name) had an epic battle that featured former baggage pair Liam and Dillon marking each other on opposite teams, with  Dillon on Orange and Liam opting to baggage with his brother Flynn on Sky Bison. The Bison had a comfortable lead when Orange made a furious comeback in the second half, with Dillon skying both of the McCarthy brothers for an epic score thrown by Dan. Orange continued to get breaks until the score was tied at 12-12 with hard cap only minutes away. White got a hold to reclaim the lead, and then scored a break to win, 14-12. Yip, Yip!

Black Pepper and Purple Rain played a close one in the late game. Pepper took half up 8-5. Purple Rain received the second half pull and scored four points in a row to take the lead by one. The fourth point ended in an epic cut and sliding catch by Flex that was the play of the night. Pepper called timeout. After a sideline talk, Pepper came out in a ho-stack and marched down the field to score. They went on a run to reclaim the lead. While Purple Rain kept it close, Pepper held on to win 14-10 as the time crept past 10PM and it was almost Flex's birthday.

Remember, no games on Monday. Wishing everyone a safe and happy Memorial Day. We return to the Kiln on Thursday, June 1st.