
Tuesday, September 20, 2061
MIDDIES BEAT BACK TUCKS, SOUTH FORK IN TU EAST
The Tycobbian East was forecast to be a three-team affair between Midway, South Fork and Red Bluff... but five clubs were in the race the first half of the season... the Middies (95-59) took command in May, June and July with a torrid 56-28 record... the Wolves built up a good lead and then held off all of the challengers... Tuckanarra (90-64) wound up in the runner-up spot, five games behind... South Fork (88-66) was third, trailing by seven games... the High Mesa Mustangs (82-72) came in fourth, a distant 13 games back... and well-rated Red Bluff (80-74) finished in the fifth spot in the standings, 15 GB.
Midway didn't have a bad month during the campaign, but did tail off a little bit in the last six weeks to 24-21... a weak May (14-15) cost the Tuckanarra Tiger Cats dearly... they lost seven games to the Wolves (21-7) in that month... the South Fork Stallions' nemesis was a weak September (8-9)... that was their only poor month of play... the High Mesa Mustangs slumped in June (11-15) and never recovered... and the fifth place Red Bluff Red Sox faltered badly to 23-34 in July and August and fell completely out of the race in the second half of the season.