Field of (Wet) Dreams

Play Suspended, One Week Remains

All four playoff-bound teams were looking for a clearer view of their playoff fates on Sunday. Instead they got the exact opposite: a hazy, fog-filled view of both Hendon East and Hendon West as inclement weather led to the cancellation of all games.

To further add to the level of unclarity, none of the first-round playoff matches have been set. And now with one week of regular season play left and all playoff-bound teams facing one another in the fourteenth and final week, players and captains alike will be trying to wrap their heads around just who their first-round playoff opponent will be. The suspense will be high, the stakes even higher.

In the Scorpions vs. Down Home Blues match, both teams will be vying for third-place overall as the Scorpions cling to a one-game lead. With a victory, however, the Down Home Blues would take third-place overall and go on to face the Warriors in the Championship semifinals via tie-breaker (head-to-head record). Given that both teams have had arguably more success against the Warriors, a victory on Sunday takes on paramount importance.

In the Warriors vs. Wildcards match, we get a preview of what could be the Championship finals. Both teams will surely be looking for a psychological edge heading into the playoffs. Though many scoff at the importance of a mental edge going into the post-season, history has shown that teams can perform well in the regular season, and poorly in the pressure-filled playoffs. Just ask the Wildcards.

Though this is the final week of the regular season, it will be the first meeting between the Warriors and Wildcards in nearly a year, as their first schedule game was cancelled due to rain.

It is because of this inactivity that the Wildcards have -impressively or unimpressively, depending on one's perspective - managed to lock up first place overall while laying dormant. It is indeed a humourous way for the team to earn their third consecutive President's Trophy.

"Yeah, it's a funny way to win, that's for sure." said captain Arn "Voodoo" Redoblado.

Teammates had a different view, that it was cosmic forces at play.

"It's destiny." noted 2B Bryan "Blue" San Luis. "We didn't have to do **** (profanity)."

Despite the third-straight President's Trophy, the Wildcards are avoiding complacency and keeping their eyes on the prize: their first ever WSL Championship.

"I don't like that (we've never won)." said SS Brynn "Sinbad" Sinclair. "We do good in the regular season, we should be able to do good in the playoffs."