Turn The Beat Around (1976)

Yo, listen up, here's a story. With the mid-point of the season upon us, The Ship needs to keep movin' to the nitty gritty if we want continue our winning ways and sail into the playoffs.

Despite an early win by Rich, The Ship was backed into a corner early with an atypical S501 outing. Five losses meant we faced an early deficit, and we were forced to turn the beat around. We had to turn the match upside-down in order to pull out a victory.

Cricket opened with two splits in the opening games, by Rebecca / Roni and Rich / Nacho. The Ship was facing a dire situation when Andrew / John stepped up to the line in the final game. John closed out a huge comeback in the first game with a C4, and then he and Andrew rolled in game two for a critical sweep. Suddenly, The Ship was back in the match, down only 7-5 going into D501.

Riding the hot hand, John / Andrew went back to the line and notched another big win to start D501. Then Rebecca / Nacho staged a comeback to win a close one in game two. In the final game, Rich / Roni fell behind early and were not able to catch up. However, two wins meant a 9-9 tie, which was a big turnaround from an early deficit. If I was green I would die.

Props:
John: Overdressed and overpowering.
ODB: Ghetto Supastar, That Is What You Are.