Midseason Report: Todavía Stills

The Todavía Stills are a team with remarkable roster stability, and the tenth team this season to reach 32 games played. The team has never made a change in their cricket roster, although tweaking the batting order has occurred. At the same time, the Stills have always been a top team in cricket, and not too bad at pool either. This season isn't quite going as well as normal, with the Stills occupying a bubble position in 16th, with a record of 17-15. Their home at Apple Park hasn't been kind to the Stills, where they own a 7-8 record, as opposed to a strong 10-7 road record fueling their playoff bid so far. In the West Division, the Stills are 5-4, right in line with their regular record, meaning they're giving as good as they get across the league.

The Stills have not grown as much as other teams in offensive output this season, working with only 1513 points per game as a team. Their captain and first hitter is Easter, and she is living up the usual standard, scoring 451 a game at a consistency over 1.5, accounting for a very stable 30% of the team's total offense. Behind her is the more flighty Sierra, a star in hew own right that posts 391 per game for a 26% share of the offense. Sierra is a bit less consistent, but she's holding a 1.3 in that metric, which isn't too bad. The third player in the order is Leonardo for this year, a muscular slugger in the midst of a down year of only 312 points per game, accumulating only 20.5% of the offense and at a consistency of about 1.3 as well, which is a little better given the low average. At the back of the lineup is the most finesse-based player on the team, Sparkles, who has improved to an average of 357 points per game this season. Sparkles is good for 23.5% of the offense, not a terrible mark, and she does so at a consistency of well over 1.9, making her an extremely reliable source of points for the Stills. While things are not looking great for the team right now, this Coastal squad has a long history of regular season success. Based on that pedigree and the experiences this team shares with one another, I think they'll be making the playoffs.