After an unscheduled day off Wednesday, pool action returns on Thursday. The make-up day for Wednesday will likely be Sunday, but could also be a split-day over the weekend. First up today...
Cisco Arena, Tysini: Charli v. Puff II. The blue cue gets first dibs today, playing Rotation. Boston's Puff II began on a four-ball run in game 1, but still had to wait for Tysini's Charli to create illegal contact at the end. Puff II closed her 8-6 win with a pair of shots to take a 1-0 series lead. The Swifts' Puff II struck first in game 2, but the Hummingbirds' Charli rallied with a five-ball run to take the lead. Puff II pulled back thanks to a double-pot, and then outplayed Charli at the end to win 8-6 again. Puff II clinched the series at 2-0. Charli lost her motivation to push in game 3, as Puff II emerged with an 8-3 win this time to take the series in a 3-0 sweep. Puff II dominated the series to get to the second round.
Verizon Field Events Center, Pacific: Leonette v. Spirit. The red cue draws in for this 12-ball series. Lighton's Spirit quickly got down to the last ball on game 1, but Pacific's Leonette used quite a long-game strategy. Leonette scratched three times, leaving Spirit to play for contact, and then Leonette made five balls over two turns to stun Spirit with the win. Leonette leads the series 1-0. The Prestige's Spirit was her own worst enemy in game 2, making two wild-card balls for the Volcanoes' Leonette and only one of her own. Leonette took the easy path to victory, a pair of shots enough for her to clinch the series at 2-0. Spirit put up a better fight in game 3, getting onto her final ball, but Leonette still closed it down with a pair of shots to earn the 3-0 series sweep. Leonette heads to the second round.
Sony Center, Queens: Hannah v. Bear. The silver cue takes a turn in 15-ball for this series. Queens' Hannah and Everton's Bear exchanged three-ball runs early in game 1, but the offense dried up later. Hannah would take the win after Bear missed on the 15 at the top right, giving Hannah a 1-0 series lead. The Eagles' Bear had a productive turn in game 2, making a four-ball run and then finding a pair at the end. He also found some offense after an illegal shot by the Flames' Hannah. Bear's strong play helped him tie the series at 1. Bear paced the offense with a four-ball run at one point, but he couldn't back it up, and Hannah deflected a shot off the 12 to take the 15 at the bottom right for the win. Hannah won the series 2-1 and will play in round two.
BMW RockDome, Westside: Misty v. Wario. The silver cue stays up for a series of 10-ball. Westside's Misty made the 10 on the break, but only managed a three-ball run after that. Southridge's Wario showed control of the offense and finished with a pair of shots to claim the win and 1-0 series lead. The Defenders' Wario went off with a four-ball run-out to close game 2 after a fairly mixed start that gave the Rockers' Misty some hope of a better result. Wario leads the series at 2-0. Wario started alright in game 3, but Misty finished better with five shots over her last two turns to snag the win. Wario won the series 2-1 to take his spot in the second round.
GE Stadium Events Center, Southridge: Stephanie v. Lize. The silver cue is in action again with 13-ball. Pronger's Lize made a decent push in game 1, while Southridge's Stephanie had a late scratch to ruin her comeback effort. Lize sealed up the game for a 1-0 series lead with a shot on the 8 at the top right. The Defenders' Stephanie started better in game 2, but never got herself back on track after a scratch in the middle of the game. The Tridents' Lize took over from there and grabbed the win, securing the series in her favor at 2-0. Stephanie had some offense again in game 3, but she faded at the end, and Lize stormed ahead. Stephanie then illegally potted the 8 to gift Lize the win and a 3-0 series sweep to put the visitor in the second round.
Apple Center, Todavía: Sierra v. Princess. The blue cue is back now for some 12-ball. Todavía's Sierra used a three-ball run-out at the end of game 1 to get the win after Viewpoint Sound's Princess fell off the pace with a scratch. Sierra's strong finish gave her a 1-0 series lead. The Meteors' Princess should have come up with the win in game 2, but failed to make her last ball, instead potting it illegally out of position. The Stills' Sierra had pulled even with a three-ball run and ended up easily making her last shot for the win to clinch the series at 2-0. Princess picked correctly when taking stripes at the start of game 3, as Sierra was unable to dig solids out of a tough position. Sierra still took the series 2-1, and will advance to round two.
Ford Forum, Pronger: Spot v. Strut. The red cue cycles in to close the first half of the day with 7-ball. Pronger's Spot got going with a three-ball run in game 1, but Golden's Strut made two pairs of shots after that to take the win for a 1-0 series lead. The Tridents' Spot made a pair of shots early in game 2, but got the win on a three-ball run-out after the Pilots' Strut briefly managed to muddy the waters. Spot's solid finish helped him tie the series at 1. Spot started and ended game 3 with three-ball runs, as Strut scratched on his only shot in the middle. Spot's strong offense helped him complete the comeback for a 2-1 series win. Spot will play in the second round.
Apple Center, Todavía: Ruby v. Shadow. Old legends meet in 9-ball with the blue cue in what should be an instant classic. Diamond's Shadow took game 1 on a three-ball run-out, ending with a 4-9 combination tapped in at the bottom right as Todavía's Ruby could only look on. Shadow leads the series 1-0. The Stills' Ruby got a four-ball run early in game 2, answered partially on a late three-ball run by the Gems' Shadow, who would end the run with a miss on the 9. Ruby cut it to the top right for the win, tying the series at 1. Shadow went off with a four-ball run-out at the end after Ruby missed contact on the 5. Shadows' late push gave him the series at 2-1, staking his claim to a second-round position.
Starbucks Arena, Archtown: Sally v. Charli. More time for the blue cue sees it administer a 7-ball series. Archtown's Sally poked a five-ball run from the break in game 1, but a whiff on the 3 allowed Tysini's Charli to pot a pair of shots for the win. Charli owns a 1-0 lead in the series. The Arrows' Sally benefited from a slower and grittier pace in game 2, as the Hummingbirds' Charli couldn't string many shots together. Sally made the final ball to snag the win that tied the series at 1. Charli worked a three-ball run late in game 3, but elected to go for an ill-fated bank over a tough cut. She missed, and Sally put the 7 in the bottom left herself to win the game and the 2-1 series. Sally moves on to the second round.
Google Hall, Modernistic: Ms. Puppy v. Snowball. The blue cue goes again in 7-ball in a captains' battle. Modernistic's Ms. Puppy jammed the 7 to the top side on the game 1 break for the win, taking a quick 1-0 series lead over Swordpoint's Snowball. The Union's Ms. Puppy had a majority of the offense in a game 2 that went to the end of the rack. The Blades' Snowball had a chance to make the final two balls, but she left the 7 at the top left, and Ms. Puppy buried it to clinch the series at 2-0. Ms. Puppy dominated in game 3 as well, never letting Snowball to the table as she made a six-ball run-out from the break capped by a 5-7 combination to the bottom right. Ms. Puppy swept the series 3-0, easily advancing to round two.
Nestle's Warriors Hall, Central: Dustin v. Leandra. The red cue is in charge of this 13-ball series between former club-mates. Tysini's Leandra broke out on a five-ball run quickly in game 1, which Central's Dustin answered with a three-ball run. Leandra had a slow finish but she got the win for a 1-0 series lead. The Hummingbirds' Leandra had her chances early in game 2, but she couldn't corral some shots, and the Warriors' Dustin pulled ahead. Dustin had a late setback with a scratch, but got on track in time to make a pair of shots for the win, tying the series at 1. Leandra gave away game 3, feeling positional pressure from Dustin very early on. Leandra potted the 8 illegally in an attempt to clear up her suit. Dustin gladly took the gift for a 2-1 series win and a spot in the second round.
Honda Driftwood Coliseum, Pearl: Bright v. Katharine. The silver cue is back for this 7-ball series. Pearl's Bright had a good start in game 1, and then capitalized on misses late in the game by Whitewater's Katharine to get his win. Bright leads the series 1-0. Game 2 went in a much more back-and-forth style, but the Shores' Katharine committed a pair of scratches that derailed her efforts. The latter scratch allowed the Surfers' Bright to win cheaply with the 7 from ball-in-hand, securing the series in his favor at 2-0. Bright made it a 3-0 series sweep with a dominant share of the offense in game 3, which Katharine couldn't find a way to answer. Bright is headed to the second round.
Gillette Center, Swordpoint: Sugar v. Rosalina. The red cue gets a look for a series of 10-ball. Swordpoint's Sugar put game 1 away with a quick deflection off the 2 to push the 10 to the bottom right after Whitewater's Rosalina failed to make anything happen on offense. Sugar leads the series 1-0. The Shores' Rosalina did better in a full-length effort in game 2, closing out the win with a four-ball run-out to top the Blades' Sugar. The series is tied at 1. Sugar had a crafty 1-2 combination to the bottom side to start game 3, but she couldn't get the 10 on the double-pot. Rosalina needed just one turn from regular play to jam the 1-10 combination to the bottom left for the win and 2-1 series win. Rosalina moves on to the second round.
Chevrolet Center, Everton: Cleo v. Whiskers. A Northeastern battle in 12-ball with the silver cue ends today's action. Maplewood's Whiskers got onto her final after a nice run in game 1, but she couldn't break the defense of Everton's Cleo, who answered on a three-ball run-out for the win and 1-0 series lead. The Eagles' Cleo gave up a pair of wild-card balls immediately at the start of game 2, and while Cleo pushed back a little, the Lumberjacks' Whiskers held on to get a flexible win to tie the series at 1. Game 3 was about as even as possible, with Whiskers taking the win after Cleo couldn't make contact on a long shot on her last ball. Whiskers' 2-1 series win puts her in round two.
We'll be back tomorrow for a similar work-flow on a Friday.
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