The Short Kings went 1–1 in Sunday’s competition against Puss in Cleats and the Duloc Dingers. Despite missing Kate, Dustin and Danny, the rest of the royalty came through and gave the team lots of pieces to play with.
We opened the day on Field 1 with a shady sideline against a furry and feisty Puss in Cleats team. Led by the handling core of Bryant, Andrew, Brandon and Jenny, the Kings took great care of the disc in the first half, steadily working up the field on each offensive point. The patience was punctuated by well-timed deep puts to Mandela, Karol and myself stretching the field against the zone defense (with Clyde supplying several flamin’ hot flicks to fire us up). The Short Kings found themselves at a 6–5 halftime deficit, but opened the second half by equalizing at 6–6 and gritting out several tough points to maintain an edge as the time crept towards hard cap. Manny had a soaring score against Alek, Mandela got in on the end zone action, and Nick stepped in for an admirable pull — everything was coming together! A few clutch D’s deep in our own territory later, the Kings snatched our crown with a 10–9 victory. As a testament to the team’s flow and camaraderie, our stat sheet was stuffed with scores from six different players and assists from six different players! Fear us if you dare.
Feeling high and mighty with our first win streak of the season, we trudged over to a scorching hot Field 2 to face the Duloc Dingers, who burst out of the gate with speed and power. Though the Kings continued to run a balanced offense through the ever-reliable Andrew “Professor” Yanuck and the fierce cutting duo of Anton and Manny, we were our own worst enemies in this game, giving up several ill-timed turns and cracking under stifling pressure from Van, Thomas, “Callahan” Coach Oster and the rest of Dinger Nation. We reached a quick 6–2 halftime hole and couldn’t pull ourselves all the way out, falling by a final score of 11–6.
The Short Kings are back in action next week with redemption on the table against the OGres and ELP. Until then, keep it chilly (and preferably under six feet).
-MStock