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Analysis

Three weeks are in the books, and we cannot call three series surprises anymore. They are now trends.

In the Brotherhood League, there is currently a split league with three teams tied for first place and three teams chasing. The CBO defending champions
The Slog looks to be gearing to defend their title until the end, while defending BL champions Finch Farm are right there. The Bloodbugs have moved up to the top, but we will see if that remains.

Where there is positivity, there is also a balance of negativity. Easy Town and Nordhagen Beach have to feel that right now where they battled for last place over the weekend when both teams were considered to be playoff contenders. In time, they may come back to the mean, but in the meantime, the Assaultrons and Party Boys do not look like 2297 contenders.

The International League has four teams near the top with one surprising team at the bottom in defending league champion Abernathy. The Adamantium have done almost nothing right all season, with a CBO-worst 1-8 record. In fact, the one win they have had was a 13-inning affair in the second game of the season. Now, they are on a seven-game losing streak but get fifth place Concord on the draw next weekend.

Lexington and Fort Hagen were dominating the league in the first two weekends but saw their first failure this past weekend. We'll see how the Synths and Silver Shroud rebound against each other next weekend.

That leaves the battle for first place in the IL being between Starlight and Sunshine Tidings as they will square off at ArcJet Systems Stadium next weekend. The Lady Killers have been murdering the ball with their bats, leading the IL in runs scored, as well as just about every offensive category. The pitching has done well, too, but not as well as the Chemists, who have the second-best runs allowed ratio and the best starting staff in the league, including Tony Bertha who is killing it at 2-1 with a 0.76 ERA.

In the Minutemen League, there is only one team to talk about: the Quincy Gunners. Riding a tie for the best record in the entire CBO, the Gunners did what no team could do against Warwick in 2296: sweep. With a five-game winning streak matched currently by the Goodneighbor Hancocks, the Gunners go into Week 4 knowing they can start pulling away from some teams.

Speaking of the Hancocks, they have been the Jekyll and Hyde team of the CBO this season. The Hancocks started off 0-4 but have now won five straight to pull into sole possession of 2nd place in the ML. Still, three other teams are right behind them, so the Hancocks will need to continue to win to reach those lofty preseason goals of winning the CBO.

In the Railroad League, Oberland is even more dominant than it was in 2296. After finishing the 2296 season tied with the Mirelurks for the best record in the CBO, it looked like there was nowhere to go but down. However, the T-51s have been slaughtering opponents at an average of 7.22-3.67 per game. The 33 runs allowed through 9 games is 23 better than second-best Fairline Hill Estates.

Shaw has looked like a much better team in 2297 than it was in 2296. Right now, they are tied for 2nd with last year's wildcard team, the Egret Scrappers. On the opposite end, Vault 81 and Diamond City have not been competitive so far, sitting in 5th and 6th place, respectively.