Week #2 - Recap

Even this early in the season, the true kickball contenders are starting to become apparent. Aside from the normal veteran powerhouses, there are a couple of young teams that are quickly making a name for themselves. Namely, Suck My Kick and Drinkers with a Kicking Problem. Although neither team was able to earn a win this past week, both teams did make a statement with their effort on the field.

Suck My Kick had to tangle with the always dangerous Kixxx kickball squad. I think most of Kickball Nation anticipated that Kixxx would walk away with the win; however it was far from a dominating performance. Suck My Kick looked like the better team, but their inexperience cost them the game. Even though they were able to get ahead early, if you let an experienced, talented like Kixxx hang around and stay in the game, they WILL rally. And that is exactly what happened. Suck My Kick played well, but they made just enough mistakes for Kixxx to capitalize and take control. Kixxx, again, is very experienced and incredibly talented. They have been playing this game for many seasons and it shows. They were able to work themselves off the ropes and come back to earn a 5-2 victory. However, Suck My Kick seems to be getting better and better with each passing game. Look for them to contend and expect to see them in the playoffs.

The Drinkers with a Kicking Problem continue to impress all of Kickball Nation. Although they ended in a tie with Lights Out (Formerly the Longstrokes), their natural talent and ability is obvious. This game should have been chalked up as a win for the Drinkers, but their hesitant base running and miscues cost them a handful of runs. The scoreboard should have read differently. Either way, the Drinkers had to stomach a tie. They are on a bye-week this upcoming up week. Hopefully they dedicate that time to work on their base running.

A couple of notable items: The New Kicks on the Block, Foreplay, the Drunken Monkeyz, and Kickin' N' Screamin' all earned shut outs this week. They all held their opponents to zero runs.

There were also a couple of blood bath alerts this past week as Foreplay, the Thundercats, and Los Totally Awesomes all scored in the double digits.
Foreplay won - 17 - 0
LTA won - 17 - 6
Thundercats won 13 - 2

Last but not least, a battle of two veteran squads played out at Memo V. 4- Time Champs, Kickin' N' Screamin came of an opening day bye week to compete with a strong I'd Hit It squad. The boxscore had KNS out of the gate quick with 3 runs and then fell silent until they 3rd inning where they made a small 1- run yelp. I'd Hit It fell asleep on the offensive side of the ball and fell victim to a shut out. Their only saving grace was they didn't get slaughtered. They kept it close, but don't know if that's something you want to hang your hat on. KNS is still looking deadly and that won't be changing any time soon.

That's all for now...

Good Luck and Happy Kicking