BNN Report
News from the CBO, Minors, BCAC, and CYL
by Nat Wright-Kawolski
20 September 2310
Sole Survivor Series
Sole Survivor Series History
NCA #1 Nordhagen Beach Party Boys (88-42) vs SCA #4 Oberland T-51s (78-52)
Season Series
Oberland 2, Nordhagen Beach 1
July 15-17 @NB: Obe 5-0, NB 7-4, Obe 8-6
Analysis
Counting the pre-CBO league, the Nordhagen Beach Party Boys and Oberland T-51s have combined to reach 10 Sole Survivor Series. They did meet once in the playoffs, in 2297, when the T-51s as the #1 overall seed defeated the #6 Party Boys, 4-2.
This season, those roles have reversed as the Boys seek their second-straight Sole Survivor Series and fourth overall. The two teams missed playing each other in the SSS in 2308 when Bunker Hill was the surprise winner, stopping the T-51s. Nordhagen Beach sandwiched those that Sole Survivor Series with championships in 2307 and 2309.
Looking at team stats, the Party Boys look to have considerable advantages, including blowing away the previous NCA runs scored record (715 by County Crossing in 2305) with 755 runs scored. Not only did the Boys score a lot of runs, but they held opponents to just 3.84 runs per game. Oberland was not far behind with 4.09 runs per game allowed. But the T-51s offense is nowhere near as efficient as the Party Boys are.
Here's a look at the main matchups and how each team stacks up per position with Nordhagen Beach's player listed first and then Oberland's:
SP1: Beachboy Nut > Emperry Alizm
SP2: Deedee Martinson < Mesquite Williams
SP3: Ugio Church > Zaire Inquisitor
RP1: David "AntAgonist" Kidd < William Butcherman
RP2: Tommy Beach < Aaron Geneva
C: Biter Trout < Racky Westheim
1B: Mountainside Rockhand < Chase Doctorman
2B: Jumper Hayes < Da Game
3B: Dirty Dog Sapienza > Joe Malone
SS: Pipe Wallcrawler < Storming Normin MacDonald
LF: Young Goodman > Wayne Lacy
CF: Maxx Murtagh > Good Don Duck
RF: Jonathan Angelou < Orcin Cardinal
Prediction
We are pretty sure that Oberland is capable of winning the Sole Survivor Series. However, they are facing off the defending champions, where Nordhagen Beach swept their way through the 2309 playoffs. The Boys are not as dominant in the playoffs as they were a year ago, but that does not mean they intimidate opposing teams. We are leaning that this one will not go the distance with the Boys becoming the first repeat champions since Roxbury did it in 2303 and 2304. Party Boys 4, T-51s 2