With the Tournament winding down a bit quickly, fitting in all of the Showcase games is very important, so expect the next three "weeks" of SCL play to be less than a week each as we attempt to get to week 7 in time for the end of the tournament and the formation of such things as the draft and postseason rosters.
We begin with the Guatemala Conquistadors hosting the Seoul Crushers in their fourth straight home game. Natal Badillo began with 435 for Seoul. Frisco Romero managed just 129 for Guatemala. Gwandoya Makeba ripped 472 for the Crushers, adding onto their lead. Eustacio Zarraga answered with 445 for the Conquistadors. Leandro Gamboa tripped up at 192 for Seoul, leaving them slightly vulnerable. Kenzo Hashimoto failed to cash in, scoring only 168 for Guatemala. Max Jennings had only a meager 64 for the Crushers, again exposing them to the threat of being caught. Curtis Caldwell chipped back with 239 for the Conquistadors, pulling them a bit closer. Caldwell's understudy, Frank Schmidt, could not match his mentor, hitting 164 for the quickly-fading Seoul. Blue Lightning struck again, as Azul Mora lined 368 for Guatemala, making it a very close game with a player each to go. Zdenko Jansky slapped 264 to give the Crushers 1591 total. Adrien Laurent couldn't keep up, hitting 82 to give the Conquistadors a final of 1431 in the loss. Seoul gets its first win to go to 1-5 while Guatemala falls to 2-2.
In South Africa, the Johannesburg Lions welcome the Prague Checkmates. Pancho Barrios started with 168 for Prague. Johannesburg saw just 81 points from Wiebe Becker as he couldn't keep control of the ball. Lucila Zavala had to get acrobatic for the Checkmates, and still wound up at 248 after saving the game a couple of times. Normando Alonso belted 566 for the Lions, putting them in the lead with the muscular effort. Hyunjae Kwak finally showed up for a game, lining 605 for Prague to retake the lead. Ken Howard was stymied at 162 for Johannesburg, costing them a chance to respond well. Corentin Aerts produced only 138 for the Checkmates. Lucio Adame stumbled with a measly 20 points for the Lions. Darryl Estrada crushed 935 for Prague, cementing their lead. Oshri Aharonov couldn't muster a reply with a meager 36 for Johannesburg. Rayan Carranza chipped 90 points for the Checkmates, producing their final at 2184. Pieter Hendrickx made a furious rally late, hitting 751 to give the Lions a losing final at 1616. Prague is now 3-3 and perfect on the road, while Johannesburg continues to be a mixed bag at 4-4.
Up north, the Madrid Toros host the Toronto Mounties, who they will also visit tomorrow in Part 3. Cyril Hendrickx continued to struggle on the road, taking only 144 for Toronto. Spencer Howard put Madrid ahead in fine fashion, scoring 544. Curro Garza got stuffed at 122 for the Mounties in his homecoming to Spain. Pepillo Gamboa smacked 410 for the Toros, adding onto their strong lead. Axel Maes chipped back with 463 for Toronto, keeping them alive. Lennert Verheyen produced 78 points for Madrid, causing a bit of vulnerability. Tabor Laureano struggled again for the Mounties, scoring 96 to squander a good opportunity. Thabo Chahine hit 369 to guide the Toros out of trouble. Jax Puente had a sweet homecoming, as the Toronto star slugged 1255 to put them ahead as Jax returned to his hometown. Guillem Gamboa got a bit awestruck, hitting just 102 for Madrid. Antoine Hendrickx provided 199 for the Mounties, with their final resting at 2279. Martin Badillo scraped together 379, but it left the Toros at 1882 in the loss. Toronto improves to 6-1 while Madrid drops to 6-5, showing a clear delineation between elite and good.
Over in Manila, the Pacmen bring in the Brussels Chocolatiers for the second half of their week 4 doubleheader. Patrido Salazar struggled with 63 points for Brussels to open. Haejun Ki replied with 223 for Manila. Florent Claes supplied the Chocolatiers with 926, giving them a sizable lead. Porfirio Cazares continued to be an anchor on the neck of the Pacmen, hitting a measly 20. Dobromil Zeman poked 176 for Brussels. Sander Verheyen sliced 256 for Manila against his native country's team. Rodas Cazares pounded 530 for the Chocolatiers, extending their lead. Gerben Bovelt's hot start for the Pacmen appears to be over, as he had a weak 28 in this game after a bad showing in Brussels earlier in the week. Eric Zaragoza put up 64 for Brussels, doing little to help the cause. Manila saw a pathetic 12 from Dries Renard against his home country's team. Jaturun Choen blasted 535 for the Chocolatiers, and gave them 2294 total in their likely fourth straight road win. After 25 from Richard Miller, the Pacmen had an astonishingly low 564 in the brutal loss. Brussels is now 5-7 and cannot be counted out, while Manila has a few doubts around them at 4-3.
Finally, the Melbourne Renegades host a now road-weary Manila Pacmen in a battle for fourth place in the league. Manila got 769 from Haejun Ki, establishing a strong lead early, which could be beneficial in the long run of this game. The often erratic Charlie Thompson put up a weak 32 for Melbourne, digging a very early hole. Porfirio Cazares rolled in with 231 for the Pacmen. Theodore White pulled the Renegades back in the fight with 655. Sander Verheyen cracked out 438 for Manila, keeping them in a position of power. Sancho Ramos answered with 388 for Melbourne, making this a very offense-oriented game. Gerben Bovelt faltered with 51 for the Pacmen, leaving them extremely vulnerable. Rana Naqvi's 439 put the Renegades narrowly in front, shaping the game up for an awesome ending. Dries Renard struck 314 for Manila, passing the focus to the next player. Melbourne's Sikke Eichel passed it right back, crushing 600 to give the hosts a late lead of significance. Richard Miller hit 267, but the Pacmen finished at 2070, which gave them a loss. Stanley Watts iced the cake for the Renegades, with his 170 giving them 2284 in the win. Melbourne moves to 5-3 while dumping Manila to 4-4.
Pool to follow this afternoon and evening, with an expectation of 70 games to play.
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