Game 1

Meco Piledrivers 6 - DJ Builders 6 (DJ wins in OT)

The new session started with a bang as the Meco Piledrivers faced DJ Building. Last sessions encounter resulted in a 9-3 drubbing at the hands of the builders. However this match was a different story. The game certainly featured a new bit of enthusiasm with the reintroduction of the neutral zone. It introduces great new angles to the game and increases the level of intensity.

As the game started, the sense of enthusiasm got the better of Meco in the first game. The Piledrivers were eliminated in quick order as they charged into the neutral zone and were eliminated with short, easy throws. The second game featured a more calculated attack and the game was tied at 1. Free Agent started firing b-b's, and this continued throught out the match.

The introduction of some new team members, Giant, Rookie and Mr. Hicks caused some confusion as these players were eliminated with silly mistakes like foot violations and chest high throws. DJ Builders capitalized and took a 3-1 lead. It looked like it could turn into another pounding. However the Piledrivers showed some resiliency and won the next game cutting the lead to 3-2. The Builders regained momentum by winning the last game of the first half.

In the second half, Meco inched closer, but then things appeared to be falling apart. TJ took a fastball to the eye and appeared to burst some blood vessels creating cool red spots in the middle of the white part of his eye. With out a key player, Rage made the game his own. His hands appeared to get "very sticky" as he made dramatic catch after dramatic catch.

With the score 5-3 in favor of the Builders, the Builders and Piledrivers had two players left each. With only 10 seconds left to play, The Wolf launched a foolish assault and his ball was caught. This left 3 against Rage with less than 10 seconds left. Somehow, they threw a ball and Rage made a fantastic diving catch to send the game to OT. Meco won the OT and cut the lead to 5-4.

After losing game 10, the Piledrivers faced a 2 game deficit with 8 minutes left. Again, Hetero led the charge making great catches one after another. Game 11 featured some Wolf controversy. Wolf entered the game following a catch but never checked in. He was promptly drilled in the back. The ref said he was not out due to his never having checked in. This led to a great argument. We had three players left (including Wolf). Three Builders argued for an overtime based on two guys left from each team (they were counting Wolf as eliminated). The ref inadvertently counted one of the arguing builders and therefore he did award the overtime. Fortunately, all's well that ends well and the Piledrivers won the over time.

Meco went on to win the final game and create a 6-6 tie. The referees debated the rule for a tie... sudden death or one minute overtime. A one minute overtime was the decision; unfortunately, the nights hero Rage did not hear the decision and went wrecklessly for the win. It was not meant to be. Seconds later, Giant had the most feminine attempt at dodging a ball ever seen in Malta. At the end of the day, the Piledrivers lost a heartbreaker.

There is alot of optimism inspite on the loss. Rage is returning to the form that made him an MVP candidate. The Wolf is getting the fire back. Free Agent is becoming more dangerous every game. If TJ's eye heals, Sanfords immune system can ever win a battle, and Giant catches on, things will go well.

0 Wins, 1 Loss, 3 points