We'll be imposing a limit of 40 games today to allow ample time for cricket to take place tonight and tomorrow morning in all likelihood. We begin with...
Dusky of the Archtown Arrows using the silver cue to shoot 7-ball in her season debut to start the first group. Dusky got a ball on the break but saw the game turn south from there, as she took three errors and 14 shots to finish it off since she couldn't get a clear look on her shots early on. Next up, the Swordpoint Blades' Stealth is ready to make his season debut in 7-ball, also using the silver cue. Stealth had an insane poise in his game, making two balls on the break and then swiping at the 7 multiple times in his 4 shots, playing with no errors in the stunning performance. The third player of the day is Sweetheart of the Boston Swifts, shooting 8-ball with the red cue. Sweetheart made two balls on the break in her game, and narrowly avoided any errors to close with 20 shots after a bit of stagnation at the end of the appearance. Following that, Salmo, the Lighton Prestige rookie, will play 7-ball with the blue cue to make his career debut. Salmo scratched on the break, so his game only got better from there, and he shot 12 with just the single error to mostly erase the bad start. Wrapping up the group, Diddley, the Maplewood Lumberjacks veteran, shoots 7-ball with the silver cue. Diddley made the best of an inarguably atrocious break, which produced nothing. He took no errors and needed 13 shots to clear it out.
Leading off for group two is Fuchsia, the Midland Predators rookie, who will have the silver cue in hand for her 8-ball game. Fuchsia had a poor break, shooting from a wide angle and getting nothing on the shot, but she showed off her shooting skill with just 18 shots and no errors to finish the game. Moving along, Watermelon, the Pearl Surfers co-captain, shoots 8-ball with the silver cue as well. Watermelon had no issues in her game, shooting a ball in on the break and then systematically clearing the table after an early miss. She took no errors and finished with a great score of 16. Spot, the Pronger Tridents rookie, plays the next game, shooting 7-ball with the red cue in his career debut. Spot had a miserable time after making a ball on the break, twice committing illegal contact and suffering a scratch for three errors in 13 shots, ruining an otherwise fine game. The ninth player drawn today is Hannah, the Royal Crowns rookie, who will step in with the red cue for 7-ball in the first career game. Hannah didn't get a good result for her trouble, needing 15 shots after an empty break and a single error to complete the game, setting her pretty far back in the order. Rounding out the batch, Ms. Kitty, the Pacific Volcanoes stalwart, shoots 7-ball with the red cue and hopes for a better result than her predecessors. Ms. Kitty did get a little better of a game, but her break was just as bad, and she needed 12 shots, somehow avoiding an error, to finish the appearance.
The third batch starts with Diamond Gems veteran star Citrus, who will have the blue cue in use for 8-ball. Citrus continued the trend of poor scattering on break shots, but she also worked through it, taking one error on an early scratch and then busting the cluster to finish with 19 shots. Solaris, the Infinity Torpedoes rookie, gets the next game, and he'll use the blue cue to shoot 9-ball. Solaris made good on his hype in this appearance, getting a ball on the break and getting lucky a couple of times, including when his hit on the 5 caromed over to take the 9 in the bottom right for a score of 6 with no errors. That will be a tough act to follow for Pacific Volcanoes superstar Starlight, who uses the silver cue in her 9-ball game. Starlight did as well as she could to match it, taking 7 shots with an empty break and an error, finishing on a 4-9 combination to the top right after careful positioning. The pressure to perform mounts as Valencia, the Golden Pilots star, shoots 8-ball with the silver cue. Valencia came up empty on her break, and took a late error on an illegal contact, but this allowed her to complete the game with 20 shots and just the one error, a good mark. The fifteenth player of the day is Twilight, the Central Warriors captain, who will use the silver cue as she rejoins the pacesetters with her 10-ball game. Twilight had nothing from her break, and she took an error for an illegally potted ball early on, pushing her to 20 shots in the end.
The fourth group opens on a game of 7-ball for Prism, the Stonebridge Wolves rookie, who will use the red cue for her first career appearance. Prism made a ball on the break to lead things off, and then needed only 8 shots with no errors in a pretty good turn at the table for the debut. Next up, the Prestige's Salmo is back to play 8-ball with the red cue in his second game of the day. Salmo had a rough break shot, but he didn't take any errors during the game, and his shooting tactics helped a lot, as he finished the game with 19 shots, a good effort from the youngster. The eighteenth player called today is Boots of the Pearl Surfers, playing 9-ball with the red cue in this appearance. Boots got unlucky that nothing went down on the break, and then an early error for illegal contact disrupted her game further, but she salvaged a score of 16 in the end to keep herself fairly positive. Continuing along, Tigerette, the Commerce Tradewinds superstar captain, shoots 7-ball with the blue cue in her season debut. Tigerette couldn't quite pot a ball on the break, but she wasted no time in finishing the game, needing only 9 shots with no errors. Finishing this group off is Hoot, the Viewpoint Sound Meteor, playing 8-ball with the red cue in his second appearance for the team. Hoot was frustrated from the start of the game, getting nothing on a terrible break, and then needing 26 shots with one error to finish a game that proved difficult to complete with a large cluster staying compact most of the time.
Batch five sees Watermelon return to the table for her second game today, playing 9-ball with the red cue. The red cue has proved tricky to break with today, and Watermelon's iffy break shot led to two errors during the game, requiring 16 shots to finish the rest of the rack without trouble after a near combination attempt. The 22nd player drawn to shoot today is Ice Cream of the Commerce Tradewinds, who will use the red cue in her second appearance of the year, a game of 8-ball. Ice Cream recovered from a very poor first game to make a ball on the break and complete the game in 20 shots despite another poor broken rack. Ice Cream also took no errors during the appearance. Next up, Blizzard of the Everton Eagles shoots 8-ball with the silver cue, hoping to shatter the rack better as that is the biggest problem today. Blizzard got a ball on the break, but her game was taken off track by a pair of late errors that forced her to stretch the game to 20 shots overall. Patches, the Boston Swifts superstar captain, got the next game, also using the silver cue for 8-ball. Patches struggled with another bad break for the league, and she had two errors during the game, needing 25 shots to navigate a near-impossible cluster to finish the game. The last game before the mid-afternoon break has Hughbert, the third of the Southridge Defenders rookie trio, making his career debut with the silver cue in 7-ball. Hughbert's empty break wasn't as bad as those before him, and he lined up a 1-7 combination to the bottom right on his first shot, converting despite his low expectations to, giving him a score of 1 with no errors.
After the break, the sixth group begins with Dusty of the Golden Pilots shooting 9-ball with the red cue. Dusty didn't sink anything on the break, and she did have an error for illegal contact during the game, but she settled down in the end, finishing with 16 shots for a decent performance. Panda of the Southern Monarchs got drawn next, and he'll step in to play 9-ball with the blue cue. Panda did very poorly, possibly his worst effort so far, taking 20 shots with one error and nothing on the break in this game, and only partially can he blame the inefficient breaking for his problems. The 28th player of the day, Panda's Monarchs teammate Shannon, will start her announced final season with the red cue in 7-ball. Shannon started her farewell season well with a 9 shot game, getting nothing from the break but also navigating the rack with no errors in quick time. Following that, Cascades captain Jasmine shoots 9-ball with the silver cue, hoping to get a good result. Jasmine didn't get what she wanted in this appearance, getting nothing from the break and racking up three errors during the game, needing 21 shots after a slow start to complete the game. The group ends with Fuchsia, the Predators rookie, who will use the blue cue in her 9-ball game. Fuchsia was stymied on the break as well, and while she had the 9 close to the top right, she couldn't convert it early, taking one error and 17 shots to finish the game.
The seventh batch gets going as Mr. Snowman of the Infinity Torpedoes shoots 8-ball with the red cue. Mr. Snowman also came up empty on his break, and he had struggles early in the game, but he gathered himself to shoot 21 shots and no errors in the appearance, a vast improvement over his last outing. Continuing along, Terrace City Knights captain Kiwi shoots 8-ball with the silver cue, with hopes of a strong performance. Kiwi had a fairly average appearance, getting nothing on the break despite an excellent shatter, and then she avoided errors in taking 22 shots to complete the outing. The last game of the afternoon features Rockers captain Misty using the blue cue in 12-ball as she takes the lead in the speed challenge. Misty did well in the appearance, needing only 18 shots after making a ball on the break and taking no errors during the game. Leading off the short night is the 34th player of the day, the Swifts' Patches, who is back to play 9-ball with the silver cue. Patches needed only 11 shots, including two errors, after making two balls on the break to simplify the game quite a bit in a strong outing. The group closes with Volcanoes superstar Starlight playing 10-ball with the silver cue. Starlight turned an empty break and two unfortunate misses into an easy tap-in, making the 1-10 combination after chasing the 1 around, and she scored 3 with no errors for the game.
The final group is led by Victoria Spurs captain Spice, who is up for her 8-ball qualifier using the blue cue. Spice had nothing on the break, and needed 24 shots in total, including a pair of errors from ill-placed trick-shot attempts, a mediocre performance for the veteran. Next up, Bells of the Todavía Stills makes her debut with the team in 7-ball, using the red cue with the hopes of an endearing performance. Bells had a terrible outing for her new team, coming close to getting something from the break, and then completely melting down, needing 21 shots and four errors before it was over. The pressure for a good game falls to Sydney Sierota of the Harrison Specters, who will use the red cue in her 8-ball appearance. Sydney did well, getting a ball on the break of her turn and then needing only 19 shots to finish the game, but she did have an unfortunate error mixed in near the end. The 39th player of the day is Caitlin of the Oceanside Waves, shooting 7-ball with the blue cue in her season debut. Caitlin made a ball on the break and then cleared the table with 10 shots, taking no errors in the process for a good game. The last player to shoot is Kayla of the Royal Crowns, making her debut with the team in 7-ball with the red cue. Kayla got nothing from the break and a single error on missed contact, ending with a middling 13 shots for the game.
No promises on any games tomorrow. Today was a rough day for the shooters, and if that persists, tomorrow may be an off-day, which is good news for cricket fans.
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