Not since Bernadette was visited by Our Lady at Lourdes, not since Shoeless Joe Jackson walked out of the corn onto a baseball field in Iowa, and not since the US Hockey Team beat Russia for the Gold at Lake Placid, has anyone witnessed a greater miracle than the win of Lords of The Roll over The Incrediballs Friday night at the Campbell Bocce Grounds.

Comprised of nearly the same Championship players as last year, LOTR was expected to sweep every round. However with three straight losses this season the battle weary Lord’s barely shuffled into their positions for the night’s third game. Facing off against the Incrediballs fresh off of their first win it was expected to be a reprise of the LOTR past performances. Yet they took off to an early lead with LOTR’s Cattich and DeGiere shutting down Coates and Clay for a surprising 8 points. Finally at the opposite end of the court Rich & Michelle of Incrediball’s successfully held off LOTR’s devastating duo of Barb & Kay to chalk one point for their team. Very soon the Incrediballs rallied to even the score at 8 all and it looked like LOTR as usual, was going down for the count. Well, miracles do happen and we all witnessed one Friday when Lords of the Roll’s Barb & Kay then put three more on the board in the very next frame, followed by deGiere’s one, leaving Cattich to wisely sacrifice his final roll and bring LOTR their first win of 2018.

STANDINGS

M$ney Balls remains undefeated with just one regular season game to go this coming Friday.  DePhillip’s Sausage Rollers have continued their climb in the standings and are now in second place. Cozzie’s Hot Rollers have slipped another notch to third.

Surprisingly we have three teams with matching 1-3 records,  but it is the Total Points Scored (TPS) that determine the ultimate standings.  It will be the outcome of Round 5 that determines who goes into the Playoffs. Remember the top four places all have an equal chance in the Playoffs round to reach the Championship. First place plays fourth and second place plays third with the winners of each contest in the final Championship. The Lords, Incrediballs and Honor Rollers could each come in fourth if one team wins and the other two lose next week. If two the these teams both win or all three win, or all three lose, fourth place will be determined by TPS. Finally Cozzie and the Hot Rollers are at risk of slipping out of Championship contention if they lose this Friday and either the Lords, Incrediballs or Honor Rollers win with enough points to overcome the Hot Rollers’ substantial TPS of 38. Interesting enough with 39 TPS our miracle Lords  are playing Cozzie and the Hot Rollers Friday. If LOTR wins this Friday against the Hot Rollers, they will have jumped from last place after Round 3 to fourth place this week, and end up in third. Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus!

The theme for Friday is Southern BBQ. Please let me know as early as possible what you can bring and I will get it posted.

First game at 6:30 is M$ney Balls vs The Honor Rollers

Southern BBQ

• Deviled Eggs – Jill & Jamie
• Southern Pimento Cheese and Crackers – need volunteer
• Celery and Ranch dressing – Carla
• BBQ Chicken – Chris & Jack
• Corn Bread squares or muffins – Carol Lingo
• Mac & Cheese – Lynne & Jim
• Coleslaw – Cris
• Potato Salad – Rupert
• Corn on the Cob – Leslie
• Watermelon – June & Rich
• Brownies – Chris & Jack
• Tom Collins – Chris & Jack
• Beer – need volunteer
• Wine – need volunteer