Monday, July 9, 2012

Reflections on Border Battle - Part 3


 RXL Reflections:

Most exciting game to watch –   Essex Distortion Vs. Niagara Aces  

     Considering that both of these teams have been riding near the top of the RXL division, one would expect a close, exciting match and that’s exactly what these two teams gave us! Essex came out with a quick 4-0 lead but the experienced Aces players with the help of their coaching staff were able to adjust to the skilled Essex playing styles. The game ended with Aces leading by only one point. 

 Photo Credit: Sheldon Carless
Photo Credit: Sheldon Carless

Most surprising game –  Niagara Aces Vs. King City Extreme   

     I am fairly certain that nobody expected the outcome of this match. Niagara Aces have proven themselves to be a VERY strong team -coming out of event 1 undefeated and leading the season in points - with King City rounding out the middle of the RXL pack. Unfortunately for the Aces crew, this match did not go according to expectation. Instead, due to penalties and missing their coaching staff, Niagara suffered a fairly significant loss to team Extreme. If you ask me, this was the upset of the RXL season. 
 
Most Impressive team at this event –   Mississauga Hate

     Judging by roster alone, one would expect to see great things from this team and having only one loss to another top team, Hate is showing their strength. Mississauga has now faced all of their top competitors and remain only to play the lowest ranked teams, Joyceville Venom and Vaughn Vipers. We can expect to see Hate battling it out at NAX. 

Weakest team – Vaughn Vipers

     Vipers had only one match this event and it happened to be against their closest matched competition – Joyceville Venom. I gave these guys the benefit of the doubt and predicted that this would be their opportunity to pull out a W. Unfortunately, they didn’t quite pull it off finishing the match with a 7-7 tie. Vipers have yet to face King City Extreme, Mississauga Hate, and Essex Distortion. Considering Hate is leading the division and Essex has been great competition for the top teams, I don’t foresee good things for Vaughn.  

 Photo Credit: Dale Brezinski


Team to watch out for at event 3 and team to most surpass expectations- Dundas Demolition

     Dundas is currently sitting third in their division with 4 wins and 1 loss under their belts. They had some very close games at Border Battle but managed to pull through with wins over Joyceville Venom and King City Extreme. Demolition has yet to play Guelph Silence, Essex Distortion, and Niagara Aces and they will face them at Central Event 3. With continued hard work, I am confident that they will show up ready to perform. That being said, they face some challenging teams and they will have to come out forcefully to pull out wins over Essex and Niagara.  Either way, they will be strong contenders for NAX. 

Signing off,
The Paintball Wife

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