Another season is in the books. The inaugural High Society season ended with a bang, not a whimper, but it ended nonetheless. The night of darts started out as sweet as a pile of Girl Scout cookies, as we placed our orders and prepared to face off. Early on in the race to 9 points, things were looking good for The Society. So good, in fact, that we started thinking about our roster for Round 2 of the playoffs. But suddenly we found ourselves even after S501, so it became a race to 5. Cricket has been tough for us all season, and last night was no different. Despite being way ahead in both games, Rich / Turner only managed a split. And Fred / Scott ran into a buzz saw in the second round, and we found ourselves on the ropes, down 7-5 and needing at least three wins in D501 to keep hope alive. Rich / Turner swept the first two games, entirely due to Turner's dominance. He doubled in, he doubled out, and in between he threw a Ton-74. A really impressive showing, capping off a tremendous season. In the second round, Fred / Braley gave it their all. In both games, they pulled out ahead, holding leads of up to 250 points. It was a nail-biting finish, but in the end we came up just short, and lost 9-7.
We now have the offseason to practice "the Snail," the Snowman, and countless (ok, 35) other variations. Looking forward to the third-annual bi-athlon / post-season celebration, and we will see you all next season.
