[Ruwisc]

Week 16: August 28-September 8

Round 31:
...Westline 1-4 Kupore - 7-6(11), 8-9, 3-8, 1-5, 5-9
....Cheshek 2-3 Mighty Oaks - 3-2, 4-9, 9-6, 1-4, 3-7
.....Hokrof 2-3 Lutrul - 5-7, 1-13, 7-1, 9-2, 1-8
..A.Spirits 5-0 Sh.Eagles - 6-2(12), 2-1, 8-6(10), 4-0, 7-4
....Sitache 2-3 Tsapna - 4-2, 2-10, 5-2, 2-9, 0-2
...Mithazni 0-5 Kepmem - 1-3, 0-6, 1-3, 2-6, 1-3
...Akashemo 2-3 National - 4-7, 3-1, 4-5(11), 3-13, 5-4
..Amnanache 2-3 Keleri - 0-2, 7-1, 2-3(10), 1-4, 4-1
Otahel City 4-1 Nokelto - 7-5, 0-1, 11-0, 6-5, 5-3(11)
...Pasataki 1-4 Fampalo - 3-0, 0-2, 4-8, 1-4, 4-5


Mighty Oaks 9, Cheshek 4: Oaks CF Myna Kylchi was 5-5 with four extra-base hits in this game, including a 3-run home run that stretched their lead from 4-1 to 7-1. Kylchi was a relatively rare intra-EL trade acquisition, coming over from Wikyats Athletic during the 2020 season.

Hokrof 9, Lutrul 2: Hokrof 3B Pumacha Layaka had three home runs in this series-evening win. From the start of the season in March through the first week of June, nine EL players hit 3 home runs in a game, but Layaka is the first to do it since, a span of another almost three months. He has just 14 HR on the season.

Round 32:
.....Keleri 3-2 Cheshek - 4-2, 2-6, 1-2, 9-6, 3-2
..Sh.Eagles 2-3 Akashemo - 9-6, 1-8, 1-2, 3-1, 2-7
.....Lutrul 4-1 Amnanache - 5-3, 5-2, 0-1(10), 1-0(10), 6-2(10)
....Nokelto 1-4 A.Spirits - 4-10, 1-7, 3-7, 7-11, 8-6
...National 2-3 Hokrof - 3-2, 3-4, 5-4, 5-6(11), 7-14
Mighty Oaks 4-1 Westline - 7-4, 4-3, 7-12, 4-1, 3-1
.....Kepmem 2-3 Otahel City - 7-4, 6-7, 7-1, 1-2, 0-5
.....Kupore 3-2 Mithazni - 1-2, 7-6, 2-4, 7-3, 8-4
.....Tsapna 2-3 Pasataki - 4-5, 3-0, 6-4, 3-6, 5-10
....Fampalo 3-2 Sitache - 2-6, 11-4, 2-4, 5-1, 1-0


Hokrof 6, National 5 (11 innings): This feels like the game that ends the title race - one that National has to have, going to the bottom of the 9th with a 5-4 lead. Cleanup hitter LF Keinu Wapatsite delivered his 2nd RBI single of the night to tie the game, and little-used bench bat Lamaeku Salohela provided the walkoff heroics with another single. It'll probably be about two weeks before Mighty Oaks lock things up, but this game increased their lead to 9 games with 31 to play, and it would go up to 10 with 30 to play.

Standings.......W..L
-- Mighty Oaks.113 47
-- ...National.103 57
-- ...Pasataki..95 65
-- .....Tsapna..94 66
+1 .....Keleri..92 68
-1 ....Cheshek..91 69
-- .....Kepmem..91 69
-- ..A.Spirits..87 73
+1 ....Fampalo..81 79
+2 .....Kupore..80 80
-- ...Akashemo..78 82
-3 ..Amnanache..77 83
-- .....Lutrul..77 83
-- ...Westline..70 90
+2 ....Sitache..65 95
-1 ....Nokelto..65 95
+2 Otahel City..64 96
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-2 ..Sh.Eagles..63 97
-1 .....Hokrof..62 98
-- ...Mithazni..52 108


In other news, what a huge week for Otahel City. After going 0-10 last week, they won 4 games at Nokelto, one of their rivals in the relegation fight, then picked off a big series win at home against BK Kepmem. They had previously lost their last eight series! But that's all it might take to survive in this season's EL. The relegation race is certainly something to watch.

The next round of games could ratchet that up even further, with OCBC traveling to play the Eagles and Hokrof up north to play Sitache. Along with Nokelto, it appears that two of those five teams will be relegated, with lots still up in the air.

Round 33:
Kepmem vs. Kupore
Fampalo vs. Nokelto Scouts
Keleri vs. Mighty Oaks
Mithazni vs. Amnanache
Tsapna vs. National
Westline vs. Akashemo
Hokrof vs. Sitache
Pasataki Galaxy vs. Lutrul
Aroketsil Spirits vs. Cheshek
Otahel City vs. Shunna Eagles

Round 34:
Shunna Eagles vs. Westline
Cheshek vs. Otahel City
Mighty Oaks vs. Tsapna
Kupore vs. Fampalo
Lutrul vs. Mithazni
Amnanache vs. Hokrof
Nokelto Scouts vs. Keleri
Akashemo vs. Aroketsil Spirits
National vs. Kepmem
Sitache vs. Pasataki Galaxy