With all of the hoopla surrounding the Ryan Odell sweepstakes, we've been a bit too lax here with providing content about the current Red Army squad. So let's play a bit of catch up, shall we?
In the last two games, the Soviets have gone from first place contenders to likely third place finishers. Yes, by only gaining one point in the last two contests, the Soviets not only fell in the standings, they severely damaged their three-peating chances. A second place finish would have set up a match up with the Cryptic Stench, a team the Soviets have perennially dominated. Even with the three Hendricks brothers scheduled to be out of town for the first round, the belief on the team was that without the trio, the team could still survive a game against the Stench. But with a 0-1-1 record in the last two games, the Soviets now need help to finish 2nd in the division, and most likely will finish 3rd, setting up a match up with the Shockers.
"No doubt about it, it changes things," Ben Breiterman told the Sports Junkies on 106.7 WJFK's the Fan. "We all thought we had the two seed locked up, and we got lazy. Now we need help."
The help Breiterman was alluding to could come tomorrow night when the Strangers play the Cryptic Stench. A Strangers win would lock the Strangers into 2nd place and the Comrades into 3rd, but a Cryptic Stench victory, or a tie, would give the Soviets one last chance to claim the second to top spot. Of course that chance, should the Strangers fall, would come on Thursday night against Prestige Worldwide, in the second chapter of the Soviet Tuxedo.
"It doesn't matter what happens on Tuesday, sure it would be great if the Stench win, but it doesn't matter, we are getting up for Thursday," Breiterman said. "We want the trophy back. We'll get that trophy back."
I'll post a pregame write up sometime this week for game 14 of the regular season. Something tells me it's going to be a hell of a game.
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