So last night was interesting, and fun. Our teams have never been ones to throw off, rather try and match up as closely as possible. This is no indictment on those who choose to play that way, its just not how we do it, certainly during session. I'm particularly sensitive to higher level players getting stuck playing a 2 or a 3. I'm glad to have them playing in our league, for all of us to learn from. Most that I know prefer to have a challenging match, rather than spending their time beating up on a beginner. (Playoffs are another thing, and everyone understands that.)
So back to last night. Our opposing team is in first place, by a large margin. Last night was the last week of our session. They decided to throw off some, to mix things up I guess. We were fighting for 3rd place, so the match was important to us.
They throw their 5 vs our 7. And their 5 wins. We throw a 3, they throw their 7. Our guy actually pulled it off. They throw a 4, we match. They win by a lot. They now have a 3 and a 2 left. We have a 5, 4s and another 3. They throw their 3, my captain talks it over with everyone. We need a big comeback, and I'd be giving up 38-25. I tell them I'm ready. (I'm the 5)
I end up winning 18-2. I played as well as i have in weeks. I never want to beat up on a beginning player, but they started it.
I know it's not a big deal to many hear, but I even ran a complete rack, something I haven't done in a while. Really felt good.
We ended up completing our comeback (our 3 beat their 2) and won the night 53-47, and managed to hold onto 3rd place for the session, making the playoffs. Fun night.
