Wildcards sting Scorpions

In a win reminiscent of the first two games, the Wildcards maintained their hold on first overall.

Given that the media has been openly curious of the Wildcards flailing offence, last night's game can be viewed as an emphatic rebuttal, as the Wildcards defeated the Scorpions 23-7 in a game that, for the most part, was never in question.

After opening the game with back-to-back doubles and building a 2-0 lead in the first, the Scorpions once again put up a valiant effort against a much-heralded Wildcards defence. Through two innings, the game was tied 4-4, thanks to some excellent gap hitting on the visitors part. They would have had a 4-2 lead had it not been for Blue San Luis' clutch two out homerun in the bottom half of the 2nd. From that point forward, it was all Wildcards.






r3z Salehoun and Sixty Chan discuss the Scorpions early game gap hitting. The adjusted outfield strategery worked, as the Scorpions failed to score for four consecutive innings.









El Saviour Bulos came in the 3rd and pitched a shutout inning, thanks to solid infield defence. SS Sinbad Sinclair made two put-outs and, with runners in scoring position, 2B Geebs Chong made a great play on a hard grounder to end the inning. The Scorpions would not score another run until the 7th inning. In the bottom half of the 3rd, 3B Chokolate Saks had a 2-run triple to further increase his team-lead in RBI's, scoring C Unknown Laurendeau and IF Franchise Fernando. In the bottom half of the 4th, the home team ran up the score for the only 5-run mercy inning of the game. The inning included a 2-run sacrifice fly by 1B/OF Nocks Sunga that nearly left the park.







1B Hollywood Fernando speeds into second base safely in the 6th, as the Scorpions superstar 2B player (seen in white) looks on.



















The Wildcards' big guns head to the bench after another shutout inning, and prepare for assault.






Particularly promising for the Wildcards is that the Warriors, the only other undefeated team prior to Week 7, lost their first game of the season to the Paddington Bears.

"It got us all really pumped before the game." said captain OF Voodoo Redoblado. "The game became of bigger importance; it was our chance to make our first place position unquestionable. Now nobody can say that we're #1 just because we've played more games than everyone else. We're there because we deserve it."

Pitching was fantastic once again. P Ice ?ueen Reyes continued her dominance over opposing hitters, giving up just seven runs over seven innings. Teammates were in awe of this particular performance.

"She had some real dirty stuff out there. Her balls were just coming in real nicely - her 'dirty balls', if you will." noted 2B Geebs Chong. R Bubba Nisperos, agreed with her teammate.

"Yes, I think they were really throwing off the other team. They never saw them 'dirty balls' coming." The Ice ?ueen helped her own cause at the plate, with two singles and a triple.

El Saviour Bulos pitched two innings of shutout relief for his second save of the season. It was his first game having not surrendered a run. He was pleased, but lamented missing a chance to pitch to the Scorpions superstar 2B.

"I felt a lot better on the mound today, and the defence really came through for me on both innings. As great as it felt, I would've loved a chance to pitch to their best player. She's amazing and is clearly one of the best players in the league."

NOTES: The Wildcards boarded the team bus immediately following the game. They begin a three game roadtrip starting next Sunday. The Wildcards play an impromptu double-header that day, including a make-up game against the Colts, followed by a game against Dem Bums.