Five more games for the middle segment of the league week 3. We begin with...
The Guatemala Conquistadors hosting the Brussels Chocolatiers. Patrido Salazar led off with 297 for Brussels, a respectable start. Frisco Romero launched 480 for Guatemala to take the lead. Florent Claes slapped 326 for the Chocolatiers, keeping them in the game. Eustacio Zarraga fired back with 302 for the Conquistadors. Dobromil Zeman faltered with 30 points for Brussels, leaving them in trouble. Kenzo Hashimoto ripped 451 for Guatemala, strengthening their lead at the midway point of the game. Rodas Cazares slipped with 92 points for the Chocolatiers, as the visiting team watches the game slip away. Curtis Caldwell slugged 400 for the Conquistadors, pouring a little more onto the lead. Eric Zaragoza got jammed at 64 for Brussels, continuing their struggles. Azul "Blue Lightning" Mora blasted 777 for Guatemala, essentially putting the game out of reach. Jaturun Choen hit 424 for the Chocolatiers, as they lost with 1233. Playing against his home country's team, Adrien Laurent scored 458 for the Conquistadors, icing a win with 2868 points. Guatemala moved to 2-1, while Brussels dropped to 1-5.
Down in South Africa, the Johannesburg Lions welcome the road-weary Brussels Chocolatiers, who will likely suffer from fatigue as part of the back-to-back games. Patrido Salazar sliced 313 for Brussels. Wiebe Becker had only 90 points for Johannesburg, starting them at a deficit. Florent Claes got stopped at 103 for the Chocolatiers. Normando Alonso shot back with 376 for the Lions, pulling them to a slight lead. Dobromil Zeman continued to flounder, with only 51 for Brussels. Ken Howard did little to gain separation for Johannesburg, posting just 80 points. Rodas Cazares grabbed 160 for the Chocolatiers, doing slightly better than recent form. Lucio Adame cranked out 705 for the Lions, giving them a comfortable lead. Eric Zaragoza hit a meager 76 for Brussels, putting them on pace to lose again. Oshri Aharonov chipped 152 for Johannesburg, holding the lead steady. Jaturun Choen's 75 points put the Chocolatiers at 778 as their weak final, taking another, more brutal loss. Pieter Hendrickx posted a triumphant 783 against his hometown team for the Lions, putting the hosts at 2186 in the win. Johannesburg is now 4-3 while Brussels continues to sink to 1-6.
Now in Europe, the Madrid Toros host the Amsterdam Hotstove. Jerry Burke's early success for Amsterdam seems distant now, as he posted only 36 points. Spencer Howard countered with 369 for Madrid. Yaozu Miao produced 291 for the Hotstove, getting them a little closer. Pepillo Gamboa knocked 232 for the Toros. Carlos Barajas crushed 854 to put Amsterdam firmly in charge of the game. Lennert Verheyen left Madrid trailing after scoring 160 points. Veto Casas slipped up with a measly 36 for the Hotstove. Thabo Chahine pulled the Toros closer with 264, including some impressive bat work for the long-retired pitcher. Andrew Reynolds continued to do more harm than help for Amsterdam, finishing this game with 25 points in another lousy effort. Guillem Gamboa slapped 359 for Madrid, giving them a narrow but far from secure lead. Manolito Avalos broke his slump, scoring 338 to put the Hotstove at 1580, forcing a move from the hosts. Martin Badillo poked 232 for the Toros, doing just enough for them to win with 1616. Madrid goes to 5-3, while Amsterdam drops to 2-5.
Out in the Philippines, the Manila Pacmen bring in the Madrid Toros for the second half of the visitors' doubleheader. In their first meeting, the Pacmen got the win. Spencer Howard, looking for Madrid to get revenge, showed no signs of wear in hitting 507. Haejun Ki couldn't keep up for Manila, posting 256. Pepillo Gamboa sliced 411 for the Toros. Porfirio Cazares left the Pacmen even farther behind after a meager 21-point showing. Lennert Verheyen popped 353 to keep Madrid firmly in control. His brother, Sander Verheyen, scored 313 for Manila, not quite matching the efforts of his older sibling. Thabo Chahine batted 227 for the Toros as their offense slowly declines throughout the game. Gerben Bovelt swatted 699 for the Pacmen, including a deft touch on a loose ball to redirect it to the back 4 zone when it was previously on course for the stumps. Guillem Gamboa shot back with 409 for Madrid, reestablishing their lead. Dries Renard kept Manila in range with 301, his best effort of the season. The Toros ended with perfect vision after Martin Badillo hit 113, leaving them at 2020. Richard Miller didn't have it in him for the Pacmen, hitting a measly 49 for 1639 total for the vanquished hosts. Madrid got revenge, going to 6-3 during their current hot streak, while Manila drops to a still-strong 3-2.
Finally, the Melbourne Renegades host the Prague Checkmates, a team they've already defeated once. Pancho Barrios began with 177 for Prague, the pitcher-heavy squad. Charlie Thompson kept Melbourne level with 185 to start. Lucila Zavala put together 432 for the Checkmates, establishing a reasonable lead. Theodore White managed only 136 for the Renegades. Hyunjae Kwak posted 240 for Prague. Sancho Ramos couldn't get the ball settled for Melbourne, taking a weak 51. The third musketeer, Corentin Aerts, slapped 328 for the Checkmates against the other two musketeers' team. Rana Naqvi managed 162 for the Renegades, who just don't appear to have it in this game. Darryl Estrada grabbed 355 for Prague ahead of Melbourne's dynamic duo. Sikke Eichel batted just 115 for Melbourne, almost guaranteeing a loss. Rayan Carranza supplied 249 for the Checkmates, leaving them with a final of 1781. Stanley Watts scored 351 for the Renegades, but they lost with 1000 even. Prague is up to 2-2 while Melbourne falls to 4-3.
That's all for today, with the next session on Thursday with three in the league and two Showcase games. Pool later tonight in a full session of about 60-70 or so games, and then a short pool session tomorrow, probably with 30-50 games.
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