The other two quarterfinal series for the league's playoffs will go today, beginning with...
The Melbourne Renegades hosting the Guatemala Conquistadors. Frisco Romero belted 706 for Guatemala right away to stake out a large lead. Charlie Thompson had 250 for Melbourne. Eustacio Zarraga blasted another 713 for the Conquistadors. Thoedore White replied with 305 for the Renegades, who are struggling already. Kenzo Hashimoto tacked on 352 for Guatemala. Sancho Ramos faced a tough start, and ended with 156 for Melbourne. Curtis Caldwell hauled in 663 for the Conquistadors. Rana Naqvi faltered with 128 for the Renegades. Azul Mora poked 332 for Guatemala, who are comfortably in front. Sikke Eichel batted 504 for Melbourne. Adrien Laurent's 75 made it a total of 2841 for the Conquistadors. Stanley Watts posted 138 for the Renegades as they lost with 1481. Guatemala is up 1-0 in the series.
In game 2, Frisco Romero got Guatemala going with a weak 128. Charlie Thompson managed a pathetic 46 for Melbourne. Eustacio Zarraga shot back with 225 for the Conquistadors in a much lower-scoring game. Theodore White swatted 497 for the Renegades to put them in the lead. Kenzo Hashimoto produced 245 for Guatemala. Sancho Ramos put up 289 for Melbourne. Curtis Caldwell tripped up with 80 points for the Conquistadors. Rana Naqvi hit 185 for the Renegades, keeping them in control. Azul Mora lined 215 for Guatemala, edging closer. Sikke Eichel exploded for 661 for Melbourne, likely securing the game. Adrien Laurent put up 176 for the Conquistadors, as they lost with 1069 total. Stanley Watts tapped 149 to produce a final of 1827 for the Renegades in the win. The series heads to Central America for the deciding game.
Now, with the Guatemala Conquistadors hosting the Melbourne Renegades, Charlie Thompson starts Melbourne with 256, a decent start. Frisco Romero again faltered, hitting 96 for Guatemala. Theodore White stepped up with 368 for the Renegades, keeping them in control. Eustacio Zarraga hit only 89 for the Conquistadors, unleashing the home crowd's boos. Sancho Ramos tacked on another 368 for Melbourne as they begin dominating the game. Kenzo Hashimoto pulled back with 211 for Guatemala. Rana Naqvi added 287 for the Renegades, continuing their strong play. Curtis Caldwell smacked 350 for the Conquistadors, trying to close the gap. Sikke Eichel supplied Melbourne with 401. Azul Mora managed 279 for Guatemala as the game appears to slip away. Stanley Watts smashed 480 to give the Renegades a total of 2160. Adrien Laurent tried to slug his way into the game, but ended at 401 for the Conquistadors, as they bow out of the playoffs with 1426 points in the loss. Melbourne is set to face Prague in the semifinals.
For the last quarterfinal, the Toronto Mounties host the Seoul Crushers. Natal Badillo's big swing early on took a bad bounce for Seoul, and he ended with 135. Cyril Hendrickx began with 328 for Toronto. Gwandoya Makeba had just 122 for the Crushers, as they appear to be a little jittery this game. Curro Garza chipped 216 for the Mounties. Leandro Gamboa got no lift on his attempts, ending at a measly 12 for Seoul. Axel Maes slugged 785 for Toronto. Max Jennings continued the Crushers' struggles with only 89 points. Tabor Laureano hit 153 for the Mounties, who are comfortably in control of the game. Frank Schmidt was comically bad for Seoul in hitting 112, pushing the team to the point of unbelievably anemic on offense. Jax Puente had 138 for Toronto, keeping it simple at this late stage in the game. Zdenko Jansky had 80 points to put the Crushers at a ghostly 550 total in a brutal loss. Antoine Hendrickx also hit 80 to bring the Mounties to an even 1700 in the win. Toronto leads 1-0 in a convincing victory.
In game 2, Seoul's struggles continued with 82 points from Natal Badillo. Cyril Hendrickx slipped to 176 points for Toronto. Gwandoya Makeba scooped 104 for the Crushers. Curro Garza blasted 553 for the Mounties, solidifying their lead. Leandro Gamboa smacked 308 for Seoul, finally waking up their offense. Axel Maes took 482 for Toronto this time, keeping the lead strong. Max Jennings accidentally hit a ball to his wicket, ending with 200 for the Crushers as their season appears close to its end. Tabor Laureano grabbed 78 for the Mounties. Frank Schmidt managed 152 for Seoul, doing little to close the deficit. Jax Puente unleashed 515 for Toronto, likely clinching the series. Zdenko Jansky's 66 secured the Crushers fate, as they lost with 912. Antoine Hendrickx hit 119 to put the Mounties at 1923 in the win. Toronto took the series 2-0, advancing to the semifinals against the Johannesburg Lions.
The Semifinals should be played this week, with each series on a separate day. Pool to follow daily all week.
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