Mid-Season Leaders

It's all down hill from here kickballers. The mid-season point is now in our rear-view mirrors. As we travel towards the post-season, it is starting to become a bit more clear who has the competitive edge and who doesn't. The stats up into this point have shown that competition is close between each team and in each individual division.Something we have not seen in season's past. Last take a peek at the mid-season leaders.

The WRECK division is the direct definition of close competition. It is so close that all the teams in this division are no more than 1 game back of each other and in one case, only half a game back. The offensive leaders are LTA Lite and the Blue Ballers with 19 runs each. Both teams have kickball experience and have been able to put up some decent runs. However the Blue Ballers' defense is not quite as good as their offense, which is why they currently sport a negative 3 Power Ranking. However LTA Lite carries a marginal +3 Power Ranking, a slight nod in their favor. On the other side of the coin, the defensive leader in this group (and my personal pick to make it into the King of Kickball contest), goes to the Balls of Fury. They have yet to lose a game and have only allowed 9 runs across the plate, which is by far the best within their division. You will see this team in the playoffs and expect to see them move up in division next season. 

In the Sunrise Division, the competition is a bit more separated, the gap between the top 4 and bottom 3 is a lot more apparent. The two teams jockeying for position to lead the division are the Party Pandas and the Billy Bad Asses. The Party Pandas are currently leading in the offensive category with 20 runs, while the Billy Bad Asses are trailing by only 3 runs. However considering the Bad Asses were on a bye-week last week, it's hard to know who truly has the better offense. The one separating stat is the Billy Bad Asses have a far superior defense within the Sunrise group; as they have only allowed 4 runs to score. You can count on this team moving up in division next season and taking the place of one of the failing Mountain Star teams. However there are two spots available to move up into the Mountain Star Divisions, it will be a battle to see who between the Party Pandas, Drippin' Wet Posse, and Chili Y Chilindrinas will take the other spot.

And in the top tier Mountain Star division, aside from the devastated New Kicks on the Block, the rest of the teams are still relatively close to one another. There have been some epic games and strong contests between all the teams. Currently the KNS Crew is leading in the offensive category, but not by much. Kickin' N' Screamin' has brought in 22 runs, while other teams such as the Drunken Monkeyz and I'd Hit It have a very close 20 runs. Not to mention, that Kixxx is also right behind them with 19 runs. It's easy to see many teams have the offensive part of their game on track. The defensive side of the game on the other hand, has been a lot tougher to get through for some teams. Kixxx holds the most dominating defense by only allowing 2 runs to pass them by. A very nice accomplishment considering the competition within the division. They say defense wins championships. It would be a good testament to that saying if Kixxx ends up giving KNS a run for their money.

That is all for now...Happy Kicking!