Loud Drunks Quieted by Ship

The crew of the Ship is rapidly expanding. This season our family has added a new baby, a new brother-in-law and cousins crawling out of the woodwork. With our founder on hand to watch, along with many of our growing legion of fans, the Ship put on quite an entertaining show last night, in our huge 10-8 win over the Loud Drunks with Darts.

Although sparsely attended due to many in the crowd being distracted by our mascot, the Singles 501 round was well played. We won 4 games and took a commanding lead into Cricket. Unfortunately, Cricket proved to be a tough round, although we managed a split from Nikki / Meredith, and two hard fought games from Mindy and Fred that also ended in a split. With Rich / Jen dropping 2 games, we lost the round 2-4, setting the stage for Doubles 501.

With the match all tied going into D501, Fred and Nikki lost the first game in a very close contest. The second game was eerily reminiscent of last year's match at home against Finnerty's, in which Rich and Dave pulled out a close game against Jose and Matt. This time, it was Rich and Mindy pulling out a tight game against Jose and Ricky. So, after a long night of tough competition, all of the pressure fell on the newest shipmates, as the entire match came down to one last game.

For the second time this season, Jen and Meredith put together a phenomenal final D501 game to secure the victory for the team. At first it seemed as if no one wanted to double in, and the tension mounted with each attempt. The Drunks got in first with a 41, but Jen answered right back, getting in with a 38 on the next throw. From there, the former rookies took charge and quickly worked their way down to their out. With a few attempts from each team at getting out, Jen nailed the double "3" to seal the victory for the night.

With 3 wins in the 3 home matches this season, our fans are getting their money's worth.

Props: 
Meredith / Jen - My heroes, again.
Mindy - For S501 and D501 wins and a split in Cricket.