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<\/a><\/p>\nGAME OF THE WEEK<\/strong> <\/p>\n Fresh Kills (5-7-0-1) vs. Denim Demons (9-0-2-2)<\/strong> Gouging Anklebiters (5-7-1) vs. Unicorns (8-5)<\/strong> Filthy Gorgeous (9-3-1) vs. Rehabs (6-4-0-3)<\/strong> Mighty Squirrels (5-7-1) vs. Cobra Kai (2-9-1-1)<\/strong> Mexican Standoff (1-11-0-1) vs. Happy Little Elves (6-6-1)<\/strong> Corlears Hookers (9-2-1-1) vs. Sky Fighters (8-5)<\/strong> Mega Touch (3-9-1) vs. What The Puck (10-3)<\/strong>
\nDark Rainbows (10-2-0-1) vs. LBS, Inc. (10-3)<\/strong>
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 5:30 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> LBS, Inc. leads 6-5-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> This battle of Schloeder Division rivals features two of the league’s three 10-win teams.\u00a0 The Dark Rainbows enter this game in second place in the standings, on the strength of an\u00a0eleven game\u00a0stretch\u00a0without a regulation loss.\u00a0 However, in a minor upset, the Rainbows were stymied by another division foe, the Sky Fighters, last week, in what captain Sean Reynolds deemed one of his “most embarrassing sports moments ever.”\u00a0 LBS, Inc. has little to be embarrassed about as the team has won seven consecutive games and now sits in a three-way tie for third place.\u00a0 The corporation has scored the second most goals in BTSH with 55, with the offesnive tandem of Karsten Pichon and “The Alpha Male” Ken Poulin accounting for 31 of them.\u00a0 The Dark Rainbows, who defeated LBS, Inc. 4-2 in Week 3,\u00a0will have to clamp down on this explosive scoring attack if they want to sweep the season series.
\nKeys To The Game:<\/strong>
\n1. Although LBS, Inc.’s duo of Pichon and Poulin generate more accolades, the Dark Rainbows pair of John Nielsen and P.T. Walkley should not be overlooked.\u00a0 The two have combined for 24 goals on the season.
\n2. LBS, Inc. has the second best goal differential in the league.\u00a0 Although this is mainly bolstered by their high-octane offense, Seth Wachtell’s zen-like approach to goaltending has been a major factor as well.
\n3. After reading in the Week 14 News and Notes<\/a> that LBS, Inc. stuffs a $100 bill into the mouth of every goalie the team\u00a0beats, Rainbows keeper John Meyer has considered throwing this contest…as times have been real tough.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> No Pick. Eli will be reffing this game.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> LBS, Inc.\u00a0 Although the Rainbows will be looking to avenge last week’s tough loss, LBS is like Hansel and thus, so\u00a0hot right now.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 5 Pichons<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 2:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Fresh Kills leads 5-4
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> The Denim Demons averted their first regulation loss of the season last week, as they rallied to beat their arch rival, the Rehabs, in what many are considering the Game of the Season. The win, which required a two-goal comeback in the final two minutes of regulation, propelled the surging Demons into sole possession of first place. Fresh Kills, on the other hand, has suffered back-to-back shutouts at the hands of the Unicorns and Happy Little Elves.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Denim Demons
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Denim Demons.\u00a0 These teams are headed in opposite directions right now.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3 Pichons<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 2:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Unicorns lead 6-3-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> The Unicorns continue to be the mystery of BTSH, as it is impossible to tell which team will show up on any given day.\u00a0 Will it be the Unicorns who blanked the defending champion Fresh Kills two weeks ago, or will it be the Unicorns who were shutout by the Mighty Squirrels last week?\u00a0 Meanwhile, the Anklebiters pitched a shutout of their own last week against Cobra Kai.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Unicorns
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Unicorns
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3 Pichons.\u00a0 It’s unclear if this should be this high, but let’s consider it a ceiling.<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Rehabs lead 3-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> The spotlight will be on Filthy Gorgeous’ Suvin “The Guru” Malik throughout this game, as he has now scored eight goals in\u00a0his last three games, four of which came last week against What The Puck.\u00a0 Malik’s line mate, “Gentleman” James Pereira currently leads Filthy with 14 goals, making the pair one of BTSH’s toughest duos to defend.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Filthy Gorgeous.\u00a0 Their domination of What The Puck shows they can play with anyone.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Filthy Gorgeous
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 4.5 Pichons<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 3:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Mighty Squirrels lead 4-0
\nGame Notes: <\/strong>Although this once fierce rivalry has faded over the past few seasons, there is still an underlying animosity between these two teams.\u00a0 The embers were stoked again last week when the Squirrels’ Patrick Larsen and the Dojo’s Will Kuhns locked horns over which band is the best of all time.\u00a0 While Larsen argued\u00a0in favor of\u00a0the Electric Light Orchestra, Kuhns took up the mantle for 2 Live Crew.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Mighty Squirrels.\u00a0 Sorry, Will, ELO is better.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Mighty Squirrels.\u00a0 I’m partial to Steely Dan myself.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 2 Pichons<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins East, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Mexican Standoff leads 2-0
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> It took Mexican Standoff 13 games to notch its first win of the 2009 season, and the team let out some pent up frustration.\u00a0\u00a0Ben and Gary each recorded a hat trick in Standoff’s convincing 7-2 victory against the Tuques. The Happy Little Elves shutout Fresh Kills (with an assist from Rehab $howT!m3), sweeping the season series from the defending champs and getting to the .500 mark for the third time this season. The Elves’ two previous attempts to cross the .500 barrier had resulted in losses to Mega Touch and LBS, Inc.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Happy Little Elves. The third time is the charm.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Happy Little Elves.\u00a0 Yes, we’re both<\/strong> picking the Elves.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 2 Pichons<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 4:00 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> Tied 1-1
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> The Sky Fighters are flying high (ha! get it?) after pasting their Schloeder Division rivals, the Dark Rainbows, last week.\u00a0 The win stands as their biggest achievement of the season, as the Rainbows had looked nearly unstoppable in the preceding weeks.\u00a0 The Sky Fighters will face another elite team this\u00a0Sunday in\u00a0the Corlears Hookers, who have quietly crawled within two points of first place.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Corlears Hookers.\u00a0 This game is late enough to allow the Hookers time to recover from\u00a0Jason Eitel’s birthday on Saturday.
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> Sky Fighters.\u00a0 Their win against the Rainbows has convinced me that they are real contenders.
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 3.5 Pichons<\/p>\n
\nLocation:<\/strong> Tompkins West, 5:30 PM
\nAll-Time Series:<\/strong> What The Puck leads 10-2
\nGame Notes:<\/strong> With What The Puck losing three of their last four games, Mega Touch is catching them at the best possible time to pull an upset.\u00a0 Larry’s Orange Juggernaut has had to deal with the dual setback of injuries to several of its key players and attendance issues from the healthy ones.
\nEli\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> What The Puck
\nDerek\u2019s Pick:<\/strong> What The Puck
\nWatchability:<\/strong> 1.5 Pichons.\u00a0 Mega Touch captain Eric Devlin is still trying to find out who was actually “clamoring” for this index.<\/p>\n