Monday, July 1, 2080
GOOD RACES GOING IN THE IPA AT MIDYEAR
Surveying IPA at midseason shows that there are tight races in seven of the eight divisions... only Crystal Lake in the Ruthlandian South has a substantial lead at the halfway point in the season... the rest of the league is chocked full of good races.
Ranford is the surprise in the RU North, holding a 5 and a half-game edge over the Taranto Tars and Valmara Vipers... Crystal Lake has leaped out to an 8 and a half-game margin in the RU South... runner-up Valka is the only team close... the remaining teams are already out of contention... it's a close race in the RU East between first place Eastshore and second place Wynnamac... the Macs trail by just a half game... the Sligo Rovers and the Middlefield Roosters are presently deadlocked for the top spot in the RU West standings with a whole host of challengers clinging close by... Volusia is one game out, Fort Benton 2 games back, Stoner is 4 games behind and 6th place Colfax is just 5 and a half games off the pace of the leaders.
Perusing the Tycobbian Union, all 4 divisions are still in contention... White River tops the TU North by 4 and a half games over runner-up Luxora and Mahaska by 6... it's about the same in the TU South race.. Cape Coral is 4 and a half games better than Arroyo Grande and 7 and a half up on Turon... two surprising clubs head up the TU East and TU West... perennial also-rans East Point has surged to the top of the standings in the TU East, just slightly ahead of the Ozarka Naturals by one and a half games... hapless Arlon is the other outlier, tied in the TU West with Kenwood... defending Pro Cup champion Rolling Hills is 5 and a half games behind in the chase.