Noteworthy events from 2023_4 Winter Week 07

Outstanding outing(s):

  1. Scott C, Mike H, and Norberto E each had a perfect 80.
  2. Romy G scored 77 points.
  3. Craig P shot a 74.

RAFFLE Status:

  1. Norberto E, Table 15: He sank the 4-ball on the break.  During the break action, the 1-ball looked like it would line up nicely for for a shot to the NW corner. But the cue-ball collided with it and pushed it near the NW rail instead, nearly horizontally even with the cue-ball which was near the kitchen spot.  The 2-ball was hanging near the south side, but you’d need to be down table for the best angle.
    Norberto banked the 1-ball with authority into the south side without touching the 2-ball and the cue-ball followed down table for great shape on the 2.  He sank that but rolled too far for the 3-ball shape and he cashed out for one third of the available pot.  His teammate Fermin A then sank the 3-ball as a demonstration that it could have been done.
  2. Kevin J, Table 10: Like Norberto, Kevin made a ball (6-ball) on the break and was left with a bank shot on the 1-ball within the kitchen. Although he struck it well enough for two caroms, the 1-ball stayed on the table near the east rail.
  3. The remaining raffle pot rolls over to Week 08.  

OTHER:

  1. Joe C of the Free Agents made his season debut.
  2. There were four player absences which, by virtue of Rule 20.E.i’s example, resulted in bonus points for the respective opponent teams as follows:
    Scorpions earned 8 points from a Crazy Crabs absence.|
    Road Warriors earned 8 points from a Double Focus absence.
    Pool Sharks earned 24 points from a TBD’s absence.
    Racking My Brain also earned 24 points from a There Goes My 80 absence.
  3. Although the Scotts weren’t available for the rematch against the Dogans, the match was still played. The ghost of Tricia was the high scorer (65) for TBD’s and Tyler B was the high scorer (68) for Pool Sharks.
  4. For the 3rd consecutive week, the two matches played on the 7-foot tables finished before any of the matches on the 9-footers.
  5. This was our final week of 2023 matches, but the current 2023_4 Winter season carries on into 2024.  Happy new year to all!!