Club Regionals Preview

It's late so I'm gonna make this quick.

Our pool is:

1. SS
2. Sweet Roll
3. Condors
4. Sprawl

Overall a nice draw for us in pool play. We lucked out by not having San Diego in our pool. I guess they were trying to avoid a sectionals rematch? We just have to be efficient and take care of business on Saturday. I'm guessing that our games will be long, because the other pool has 5 teams. Our 10:45 start time is pretty awesome, although Bob was pulling to go to the field early to watch the Bravo / Street Gang first round match-up. I think the more we stay out of the sun and heat, the better, but I'm tempted.

The other pool looks pretty brutal. Johnny Bravo, San Diego and Monster are three tough games. Hopefully they SD has tough games against JB and Monster on Saturday. Monster gave SD a run for their money at sectionals (13-10), and I really hope they rise up to the occasion again.

Anyway, if things go like they should, it should be Strike Slip/Street Gang in semis, and Johnny Bravo/Condors in the other game. Then things get really interesting. If we win in Semis, we play Bravo in finals. I'm not going to say that we don't have a chance to win, but it might be smart to concede this game and rest for the backdoor game. If we lose in Semis, then we have to win two more games ( 1 decent team, and then probably Condors/Monster) to get to the 2/3 backdoor game to play the loser of finals.

It's really tough to beat a good team twice in one weekend. We worked so hard to beat SD at sectionals, it's tough to imagine it happening two more times. They've probably been planning for us and will give us some different looks next time we play. However, the game that really matters is the last one.

It's going to be hot, and even though we'll have a bigger squad than at sectionals, it's still not very big. The key to our weekend will be to have both our O and D line stay very efficient on offense so we can minimize our time on the field and in the sun. I'm already hydrating now, and I know it will be a challenge to take care of my body in the heat. However, the weather report is saying that it could possibly be in the high 80s, which would be inifitely better than 100.

Good luck to BCBC and Metro! 3 bids! There's room for all of us. Let's represent LA.

Like I said before, I just want to find myself in the game to go and go balls out.