SCK Bowl VIII

SCK Bowl VIII

Written by: The Kickball Guru

Well it all comes down to this. The final four and the championship for a team to be crowned the kings of kickball, the most prestigious kickball title in el paso. The best part about it is, that we have the four best teams in the final four being the 1-4 seeds. What makes this setup even more sexy, is that we have pretty much and MS vs MS and a SR vs SR matchup, to lead to what most would call the world series of kickball or the super bowl if you will. But before we get into these matchups, a big congrats to the teams that made these four really earn their way to here, it was no easy task for anyone. NKOTB took the Drinkers to extra innings with 8 players, as well as suck my kick did with kixxx. Both IHI and KNS won by the score of 2-0 to lights out and the monkeyz. No cake walk for any team. Here are your match ups and predictions.

AFC championship

#2 Drinkers with a kicking problem vs #3 Kixxx

Field: Unknown (Rose Garden?)

Time: Unknown (7:30?)

Well both these teams didn't impress anybody last week against short handed teams, you gotta give these two teams credit for making it this far. I know Kixxx really wanted this, a rematch with a team that dethroned them from their division title about 4 weeks back losing 4-2, now they get to try to prove everyone that it was all just a fluke, but was it? The drinkers have yet to lose this season, but now have to face a kixxx squad at full strength, not with 8 again. The crazy part about this team, is that these guys are already calling the ship, but they need to understand what they have in front of them is a hungry monster squad. If they get too over confident, they could be in for a long night.

Spread: Drinkers -.5

Over/ Under: 5.5 runs

Prediction: Kixxx 4-2

NFC Championship

#1 KNS vs #4 I'd Hit It

Field: (Alta Vista?)

Time: (7:30 pm?)

Biggest news I heard this week, was that KNS will not have a full squad. Easily the favorites to usually win the ship. Now? not so much. Even with them being short handed, this is still a very scary squad, but now the margin isnt as big, if there even is a margin at all. I'd Hit It will need to come out, and play a perfect game to have any chance in this one. The biggest threat to this I'd Hit It team is the fact that they have never beat KNS, and I know this is lingering in Lucas' head, but he knows that every time the score has gotten closer so that's always a good thing. If I'd Hit It can get past KNS, I believe it'll give them enough momentum to win the whole thing. They are the only ray of hope, the original 12 have to winning a championship.

Spread: KNS -2.5

Over/Under: 5.5 runs

Prediction: KNS 4-2

So now that only means one thing in my opinion, yes we will have a 3rd time in a row KNS vs Kixxx final. However, this time its gonna be harder for KNS to win being short handed, but if any team can do it, its them, and if they do that'll be 5 in a row! I know people will say that the monkeyz did it once with 9, but its just not the same. The competition is ridiculous now, so doing it short handed in 2012 is just insane. No prediction here as it will be up in the air. Good luck to the remaining four teams.