Tuesday, October 22, 2013

KNS Looking to Get Back on Top; the Toe Jammers Looking to Make History

Championship Week has arrived! The long season has passed and it all comes down to one game.
In the 1st official Wreck Championship, #1 Pitch Please takes on the #7 Toe Jammers. Not necessarily a true Cinderella story, only because the Toe Jammers are no strangers to kickball success.

The Toe Jammers hold last season's Lone Star Division title and have finally brought some of that mojo to the post-season. Essentially the one element that hurt them the most this season is fielding a massive 19 player roster. It's hard to manage that much personnel and keep them consistent.

A bright note has to be their pitching. Their new pitcher, Omar Marenco, has a strong arm and had both Just Kickin It and Kickballaz struggling. Hopefully he can cool down the legs of Pitch Please.
Right now Pitch Please is on fire offensively. They have 79 Runs Scored on the season.
Anchored by the Muniz brothers, Irvin and Luis. They'll be looking to barrage the Jammers into submission.

Probably the most competitive championship would could have hoped for out of the Wreck League.

Now moving on to the cream of the crop, the absolute Best of the Best! This season's King of Kickball will feature #1 Kickin' N' Screamin' vs #3 Smokin' Aces.
KNS is looking to take the King of Kickball throne back after losing it to their nemesis Kixxx. They have the talent and experience to easily re-take their crown. Kickball Nation often feels IJK gives them too much credit, but their body of work speaks for itself.

However as of late, Kickin' N' Screamin's execution has been suffering. They aren't as explosive as past seasons, even though they led the division with 43 Runs Scored on the season. Statistically they are leading the pack, but that KNS swagger seems to be absent. Which ultimately results in KNS being a tad bit susceptible to another loss at the hands of Smokin' Aces.

Side note, my source has reported claims that a KNS player is predicting a 6-0 win.

The Aces were handed a golden opportunity last week and took advantage. Although they were on the ropes for most of the game, they did demonstrate their new found ability to battle through adversity. Something they were unable to do early in the season.

They handed KNS thier only loss this season to the tune of 3-2. The Aces are very familiar with KNS's style of play. They've shown they have the ability to go head-to-head with KNS and end up on top. They're going to need their offense to execute right out of the gate, because they cannot fall asleep on a team like KNS. Something they were unable to do against I'd Hit It last week.

Should be an exciting final!

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