We should be back in the normal range for games today, with 50 a very realistic possibility. We begin with...
Everton Eagles sophomore Kirstin leading off the first group with a game of 12-ball using the silver cue as she rejoins the lead pace. Kirstin picked up 21 shots in the game, scoring a ball on the break but also suffering an error for an illegally potted ball, her only error in a decent outing. Next up, Diamond Gems sophomore Pedey shoots 9-ball with the red cue. Pedey had another well-played light rotation style game, needing just 10 shots after making two balls on the break, and he took no errors in the quick outing. Fuchsia of the Midland Predators makes the next appearance, shooting 10-ball with the silver cue. Fuchsia couldn't get a clean shot early in the game, ending up with four errors and 21 shots after her empty break in a very difficult showing. Continuing along, Shiny of the Web City Spiders plays 8-ball with the red cue. Shiny had a rough break to start her game, but she avoided errors and completed the rack in a quick 18 shots for a very good performance in the end. The fifth player of the day ends this opening group, and that player is Midnight of the Westside Rockers, who plays 9-ball with the red cue. Midnight was unhappy with where she left herself to shoot from, particularly early in the game, but a double-pot on the 7 to the bottom right and 8 to the top right allowed her to finish the game in 18 shots and three errors, all for illegal contact.
Group two gets going with Puff III of the Everton Eagles shooting 9-ball with the silver cue. Puff III had some serious bitterness accumulated after wasting a ball on the break, as she needed 19 shots with two errors to overcome terrible positioning on her shots in a frustrating appearance. B. Chapman, the Victoria Spurs veteran, plays the next game, with the red cue in hand for her 8-ball qualifier. Chapman had a good game, only fading a bit late after a game that saw her with a ball on the break and 18 shots as well as no errors at the end. Going eighth today is Stinky of the Freedom Cascades, using the red cue for 8-ball as well. Stinky kept pace with the main portion of the group well, making a ball on the break and taking one error for a scratch, but he closed the game on 19 shots in a good outing. Following that, Leonette of the Pacific Volcanoes is up to play 8-ball, using the blue cue on her turn. Leonette was simply inefficient in her shooting, struggling early after an empty break and needing 24 shots without an error to complete the appearance. Closing out this group, Sugar of the Harrison Specters is up for 9-ball with the red cue. Sugar had some choice words at the table despite scoring a reasonable 15. She may have been ruffled by making two balls on the break and still taking two errors and a 7-9 combination to finish the game with such a score.
The third group begins with Swordpoint Blades captain Snowball using the blue cue to shoot 12-ball. Snowball had a ball on the break and appeared to do pretty well early on, but two errors in the second half of her game ruined it for a score of 19, not quite the trend-setting score she wanted. The twelfth player called to shoot today is Snowballs' daughter and recent birthday girl, Brownie of the Tysini Hummingbirds, who has the blue cue up for 9-ball. Brownie looked good for this game, playing to 13 shots with one error after making a ball on the break with her wide-angle break shot. Up next, Charli XCX, another Hummingbird player, plays 8-ball with the silver cue in the second appearance of her second season. Charli was doing mostly fine during her game, on track for an average performance after an empty break, but she struggled with accuracy late and ended up with 24 shots despite a clean error-free performance. Moving along, Puff III returns to the table for her second game today for the Eagles, using the silver cue in 10-ball this time. Puff III took a shot that presented itself to her to end this game, finishing it in 9 shots on a 4-10 combination to the bottom side after struggles early in the game from an empty break and a lone error for an illegally potted ball. The group ends with Midnight, the Rockers veteran, returning to the table for another game today, playing 10-ball with the red cue. Midnight was livid with her game, getting nothing on the break and needing three errors among her 23 shots to finish the appearance. The outburst players are having in 10-ball is making it possible for play to be stopped after the next group if things do not improve.
Batch four starts with Bryant of the Maplewood Lumberjacks using the silver cue in 10-ball, which doesn't bode well for the day's slate of games. Bryant got lucky at the end of his game, suffering two errors and a blank break before using the 6 as a carom object to strike the 10 to the top left for the finishing shot, ending his turn early at 15 shots. The league is still being evaluated after this game. Tysini Hummingbirds superstar captain Princess plays the next game, 8-ball with the blue. Princess brought calm effectiveness to her turn, going empty on the break and then submitting a thirteen-ball run before closing out the game in 16 shots, with no errors. Next up, Oceanside Waves rookie jumps into the 10-ball fire with the silver cue. Celestia remained composed despite a rough start to her game after a fruitless break shot, and she avoided unnecessary errors en route to scoring a moderate 20 in the end. The nineteenth player drawn to shoot today is Sleepy B. of the Archtown Arrows, participating in 8-ball with the blue for this game. Sleepy B. would have liked more from her break, as it didn't scatter well, but she didn't suffer an error from it, and she cleared the table with 19 shots to finish a solid outing. Finishing off this group, Puff I of the Modernistic Union plays 9-ball with the red cue. Puff I put in an acceptable performance, making a ball on the break and avoiding any errors to close with 14 shots, a fairly standard outing for the league so far. The league is permitted to continue playing.
The fifth bunch opens with Dominic of the Viewpoint Sound Meteors shooting 8-ball with the blue cue. Dominic followed suit with many of his peers, getting nothing on his break shot and then scoring 19 for the game, taking no errors in the process. Spot of the Pronger Tridents gets the next game, keeping the blue cue at the table for more 8-ball. Spot brimmed with confidence from the start of the game, making a ball on the break and then clearing the table in 17 shots without an error to be seen for a strong second career appearance. Going 23rd today, Misty, the Westside Rockers captain, again pushes the pace ahead, playing Rotation with the blue cue. Misty was plenty pleased to take 29 shots with only one error in her game, and she got a ball on the break to help a typically arduous process like Rotation along. The Union's Puff I got the next game, her second of the day, and she'll play 10-ball with the red cue in this appearance. Puff I came agonizingly close to scoring a ball on the break, and soon after that, she erred intentionally, charged as her only two errors of the game. This allowed her to cruise through the rest of the rack in 18 shots, a decent score despite the heftier penalty. The last player before the mid-afternoon break is the Eastside Sharks' Paps, who uses the blue cue for 12-ball. Paps required 26 shots and three errors to complete his game, and he also came up empty on his break.
After the break, the sixth group is led off by Ice Cream of the Commerce Tradewinds, who tries her hand at 9-ball with the blue cue. Ice Cream experienced more trouble with rotation games, needing 18 shots even after making a ball on the break, but she didn't take any errors, a lone bright spot for the outing. Next up, Stephanie Livilotti, the Southridge Defenders rookie, has the silver cue up for her 9-ball qualifier. Stephanie faltered a bit late in the game, but that didn't take away from her making a ball on the break, although she did record two errors among her 13 shots. Following that, Ice Cream is back for 10-ball with the red cue, a quick turnaround for the veteran. Despite scratching on the break, Ice Cream had a great game, finishing with the one error and two balls from the break, and then needing only 12 shots to ice it with a kick on the 10 to the top right. The 29th player called today is Wings of the Pearl Surfers, who has the blue cue ready for 8-ball. Wings had a dominant outing, making no errors and taking one ball on the break, although it could have been more, and then he cruised for 16 shots in a very effective game. The group ends with Bryant, the longtime Lumberjack, shooting 12-ball with the blue cue. Bryant had a ball on the break and no errors in this appearance, continuing a strong qualifying campaign with the 17-shot effort.
Batch seven gets going with Bandit, the Swordpoint Blades rookie, making his career debut with the red cue in 7-ball. Bandit struggled, failing to pot anything on the break and then getting unclear shooting positions that led to his one error and 13 shots. Spirit, the Lighton Prestige star, gets the next game, playing 8-ball with the red cue. Spirit got nothing on her break, but a few came close, and she had some errant shooting, but took no errors among the 20 shots she needed to finish the game, an average performance. Next up, Hoot of the Viewpoint Sound Meteors plays 9-ball with the red cue. Hoot made two balls on the break with a crisp opening shot, but also scratched for his lone error. He recovered to end the game on 12 shots, stagnating on the 5 a bit but rallying to finish from there. Moving along, the Sharks' Paps is back to rejoin the league speed lead with his Rotation game, using the silver cue in this appearance. Paps would like to forget this game, but while not historically bad, it's likely destined for the bottom of the standings this year. His 37 shots and six errors after making nothing but a scratch on the break were the root of the problem, as well as an inability to find a clear shot from the start. Rounding out the group, the Gems' captain Smokey shoots 12-ball with the silver cue. Smokey had a blistering hot start, making a ball on the break and two consecutive double-pots, but then things got tough, and he needed 24 shots with one error to finish the appearance, a massively frustrating result for a start that had so much promise.
The final group begins with Watermelon, the Pearl Surfers co-captain, shooting 10-ball with the red cue. Watermelon didn't get anything on the break, but she didn't keep the game going long enough for an error, ending with 2 shots as she converted the 2-10 combination to the top right after it lined up well for her off her shot on the 1 to the bottom side. The 37th player drawn is Queens Flames captain Crystal, who is ready to use the red cue in her 8-ball qualifier. Crystal had just about a great game with no errors and a ball made on the break, but she struggled with the 8, chasing it for a few shots to run her score up to 19 for the game. Following that, Sweetheart of the Boston Swifts was called to shoot 9-ball with the silver cue. Sweetheart looked to be in for a long game despite making a ball on the break, but she held on, took no errors, and then rallied at the end to score 14. Next up, Panda, the Southern Monarchs captain, shot 10-ball with the blue cue. Panda didn't play well in the game, but he made it interesting, with no balls from the break and four errors among 25 shots. Panda's best shot actually was a scratch/missed contact double error, in which he jumped the 9, bouncing the cue ball off the right rail and into the top right pocket cleanly over the targeted 4. Today's last player is Cobalt of the Stonebridge Wolves, with the rookie's second career appearance coming in 8-ball with the silver cue. Cobalt had about as average a performance as possible, getting nothing on the break, taking no errors in the game, and finishing the rack in a clean 20 shots to end the night.
I'm not sure if I will play any pool tomorrow. The course of events today would suggest a break would be wise for me to take, and I have outside obligations to deal with. I might finish cricket week 4 tomorrow night though, so there probably won't be radio silence.
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