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Nuka News Update
Reporting on the NWL, NWLB, and APYL Leagues
by Evan Guy
15 March 2304
Season Pass Tournament Continues Today
The first five days of the 2304 Season Pass Tournament have now been completed and the 16 teams beginning are now down to eight.
The opening round saw three lower seeds snatching victory over the higher-seeded teams. Of those three, the most shocking was #14 Orange defeating the #3 Acadia Acadians, 4-2. #12 Wild also upset #5 Echo Lake, and #9 Cranberry Island edged #8 Grape.
In the first elimination round, #8 Grape dropped #16 Victory, #13 Grand Hotel ended #5 Echo Lake's tournament in two games, #3 Acadia bounced back to defeat #11 Eden Meadows, and #15 National Park got an upset win over #10 Dark.
In the second round of the winner's bracket, the biggest win was the Hermit Crabs overtaking #1 Dalton Farm, 13-2. #4 Quartz beat up on the #12 Gatorclaws, 13-3. #6 Quantum easily beat the #15 Tourists, 7-1. And #2 Cherry downed #7 Far Harbor, 5-1. This left just four undefeated teams in the tournament.
Teams who lost on Day 3 had to turn around and play again on Day 4. The Ghoul Whales were able to eliminate #8 Grape, Grand Hotel won the battle of the #13 vs #14 matchup over the Tourists, the #3 Acadians moved on with a win over the Gatorclaws, and Dalton Farm bounced back to knock out the #15 Gulpers.
Today's games will feature two winner's bracket and two loser's bracket games. At 12:05, it will be a #7 Far Harbor versus #13 Grand Hotel matchup. At 3:05, #9 Cranberry Island will take on #4 Quartz. At 6:05, a big matchup between #1 Dalton Farm and #3 Acadia will take place in an eliminator. Finally, at 9:05, #6 Quantum matches up against #2 Cherry.