Some Friday action of pool is on. We begin with...
Honda Driftwood Coliseum, Pearl: Bright v. Blaze. The silver cue starts the day in 15-ball. After a slow start in game 1, Pearl's Bright unleashed a nine-ball run-out with an 8-15 kick combination to the bottom side for the win and 1-0 series lead over Infinity's Blaze. The Surfers' Bright got the 15 near the bottom left early in game 2, but he never had a good look to put it down. The Torpedoes' Blaze did the honors with a deflection play, earning the win to tie the series at 1. Blaze didn't have the best start in game 3, but he settled in to take a majority of the offense before giving the win away by scratching as he made the 15. Bright gladly picked up the win for a 2-1 series lead. Bright had a fair amount of offense in game 4, but he couldn't bring it home. Blaze bounced back with a three-ball run-out, getting lucky to put the 11 in the top side before he made the 15 to the top right to tie the series at 2. Bright had a little edge in game 5, but Blaze brought about an early finish with a failed bank on the 6 that collected the 15 to the top left on the carom. Blaze won the series 3-2 and will be on the road again in the bracket semifinals. Blaze took his first kill of the year to make Bright the 33rd eliminated player.
GE Stadium Events Center, Southridge: Stripes v. Quincy. The silver cue exits after a 7-ball set. Southridge's Stripes had a scratch as she potted the 4 in game 1, and Modernistic's Quincy easily won from ball-in-hand with a three-ball run-out. Quincy leads the series 1-0. The Union's Quincy had some close calls in game 2, but nothing to earn him a win. The Defenders' Stripes got a lucky bounce off the 5 to sink the 7 at the top right for the win, tying the series at 1. In game 3, a choppy battle emerged. Neither player was confident in their shots, but Quincy was able to finish it off to retake the series lead at 2-1. Quincy made four balls on the break and added the 1 at the bottom side, but Stripes was able to snag the final pair for the win to retie the series at 2. Stripes had multiple chances to corral the 7 in game 3, but she failed to do so. Quincy eventually tapped it in at the bottom left for the 3-2 series win to get into a road series in the bracket semifinals.
Intel Center, Diamond: Autumn v. Misty. The red cue joins the action in 12-ball. Despite an early scratch in game 1, Westside's Misty enjoyed a much stronger offense than Diamond's Autumn. Misty was able to finish it off pretty easily for a 1-0 series lead. The Rockers' Misty made one of each on the break and scratched. She selected stripes and appeared to struggle a bit early on. The Gems' Autumn then stalled out on offense as Misty geared up to convert a three-ball run-out for the win and 2-0 series lead. Autumn had all the defense she wanted in game 3, but she couldn't make the transition to attacking play at the end. Misty was able to wait her out after a hot start and still pick up the win to clinch the series at 3-0. Autumn finally had a dominant performance in game 4, attacking quickly on solids and closing out with a pair of shots to get a win to cut Misty's series lead to 3-1. Autumn kept up the pace in game 5 as well, working her way to another win as she kept Misty from igniting a late run. Misty won the series 3-2 and will host the Apex Wonders' Blair in the bracket semifinals.
Cisco Arena, Tysini: Sugar v. Puff III. The red cue checks out after 10-ball. Everton's Puff III made a seven-ball run in game 1, but she missed her cut on the 10 toward the bottom left. Tysini's Sugar buried it on a tap-in for the 1-0 series lead. The Hummingbirds' Sugar had a bad break in game 2, but it led to a fairly even game. The Eagles' Puff III again had a short miss near the end that allowed Sugar to pick up the win for a 2-0 series lead. Puff III continued to falter in critical moments, with a late miss in game 3 that led to Sugar's three-ball run-out for the win. Sugar sealed the series at 3-0. Sugar continued to dominate in late-game situations, winning game 4 with a three-ball run-out after Puff III didn't have much of an angle on the 7. Sugar is up 4-0 in the series. Sugar didn't finish the sweep in game 5, as Puff III stepped up to earn a win of her own in the finale. Sugar's 4-1 series win earned her a road position in the bracket semifinals.
UPS Hall, Maplewood: Diddley v. Rosalina. The blue cue's lone series today is in 13-ball. Maplewood's Diddley made a solid on the break in game 1, but he couldn't get aligned for a finishing run. Victoria's Rosalina was relentless on offense, pushing her way to the win and 1-0 series lead. The Spurs' Rosalina wasn't as sharp as she wanted to be early in game 2, and the Lumberjacks' Diddley used that to his advantage to maintain a solid lead throughout. Diddley's win tied the series at 1. Rosalina stalled out rather quickly in game 3, falling far short of the mark on offense. Diddley wasn't very fast, but his better positioning worked out for a win to pull ahead 2-1 in the series. Diddley had all the positioning lined up at the end of game 4, but Rosalina battled back in just time for a three-ball run-out to earn the win and tie the series at 2. In game 5, Rosalina had a similar break as she did in game 2. The difference this time came in her conversions at the side pockets early on, allowing her to pull away and defeat Diddley for the 3-2 series win. Rosalina will be on the road again in the bracket semifinals.
Nissan Hall, Infinity: Fuchsia v. Rosalina. The visitor finishes her road doubleheader in 15-ball with the purple cue against a West Division rival. No noticeable runs developed in game 1, leading to a choppy battle. At the end, momentum swung to Victoria's Rosalina as she made a pair of shots to beat Infinity's Fuchsia for a 1-0 series lead. The Spurs' Rosalina dominated on offense early in game 2 with a five-ball run. The Torpedoes' Fuchsia gummed up the gears a bit at the end before poaching the win to tie the series at 1. Rosalina smashed her way to a six-ball run during game 3, but she couldn't finish things off. Fuchsia had the honors at the end, grabbing another win to take a 2-1 series lead. Rosalina looked to up the pace again in game 4, but she had to settle for mainly short runs instead. Fuchsia then took some time and made an 11-15 combination to the bottom right to secure the series at 3-1 with this win. Rosalina finally got back on the board in game 5 with a choppy finish for the win. Fuchsia took the series 3-2 and will host again in the bracket semifinals.
BMW RockDome, Westside: Snowball v. Max. Veterans clash in 7-ball for the green cue's only series today. Golden's Max got a favorable two-rail bank on the 6 to drop in the top left, allowing him to pick up the 7 at the bottom left for a win and 1-0 series lead over Westside's Snowball. The Rockers' Snowball had an unfortunate talent for leaving shots lined up for the Pilots' Max in game 2. This was most evident at the end when Snowball missed the 7 to the top side and Max buried it on the next shot to go ahead 2-0 in the series. Snowball kept herself in the series by sniping a four-ball run-out to win game 3 after Max failed to find much offense. Max remains ahead 2-1 overall. In game 4, Snowball tied the series at 2 games apiece with a 4-7 combination to the bottom left as Max again played slowly. Max picked up the win in game 5 to take a 3-2 series win with a three-ball run-out after Snowball fouled while shooting the 4. Max will host his bracket semifinals appearance.
UPS Hall, Maplewood: Diddley v. Twilight. An East Division captains' battle uses the purple cue in 7-ball. Maplewood's Diddley took game 1 on his second turn, cutting the 1 to the top right with backspin to spill the 7 into the bottom right for a 1-0 series lead over Central's Twilight. The Warriors' Twilight missed contact on a 1-7 combination attempt and scratched in game 2. The Lumberjacks' Diddley took the win on the same play from ball-in-hand, sinking at the bottom right to go up 2-0 in the series. Twilight had her best effort yet in game 3 with a four-ball run, but Diddley turned it around with a pair at the end including his hard bank on the 7 to the top left to seal the series at 3-0. Diddley's finishing touch failed him for the first time in game 4, allowing Twilight to get on the board with a poke of the 7 to the bottom side. Diddley remains ahead 3-1 in the series. Twilight added game 5 on the break with the 7 going to the top right to make things look a little closer. Diddley's 4-1 series win allows him to host the Commerce Tradewinds newcomer Luigi in the bracket semifinals.
Mitsubishi Arena, Apex: Cowzart v. Mario. The purple cue closes the day with 9-ball. Apex's Cowzart had more offense in game 1, but Queens' Mario double-potted the 6 to the top side and the 9 to the bottom left for the win and 1-0 series lead. The Flames' Mario nearly got the 9 on the break in game 2, but he left it near the top left. The Wonders' Cowzart made a three-ball run and scratched, which Mario answered on a six-ball run-out capped by a follow-through 8-9 double-pot at the top left. Mario holds a 2-0 series lead. Cowzart didn't go down easy just yet, taking game 3 on a three-ball run-out ending with an angled bank of the 9 to the bottom left. Mario remains ahead 2-1 in the series. Cowzart had an unremarkable break in game 4, but he turned things around later on a four-ball run-out after Mario scuffled again. The series is now tied at 2. Cowzart tried to keep up in game 5, but Mario found a quick finish to steal the win and a 3-2 series win. Mario will host the Whitewater Shores' Marsell in the bracket semifinals.
That's all for today's action. This weekend's games will be split across two days, with likely no more than six series on either day.
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