And so it was the return stoush with Unfinished Biz in their backyard, who were 1 point ahead of us in 3rd spot. A win to them would give them a chance at 2nd spot. A win to us would see them drop, temporarily at least, to 4th.
They were a well credentialed team of course, so they gave us 57.7 at the top and 7.5 at the bottom. Our strategy was simple. Snooker, play smart, sink balls and take the opportunities that came. The rest should take care of itself.
The first round saw Diddy & CB pick up wins to get the Cobras going and the margin was 54 going into the 2nd.
But the 2nd was disastrous with a full round of losses, Diddy's 10-0 thrashing the worst of a bad bunch and the margin more than halved to 22.
Hooters lost 10-0 in the 3rd and Diddy choked on a simple black shot, but CB and Pup steadied the ship to retain a slender 13 point margin going into the 4th.
Diddy choked on the black for the 2nd game in a row and Dux was unlucky not to finish when on the black as well. But 2 black ball losses and wins to CB, Pup and Hooters made the 4th the best round of the night for the Cobras, giving them a crucual 24 point buffer going into the final round with 7.5 still in reserve at the bottom.
Pup put the Biz to the sword with a first game win and when Dux lost on the black, the Cobras were home and hosed with 2 games to spare.
Unfinished Biz 208 - Eastern Creek Cobras 221.
The Cobras improve to 5 from 8 wins away, to go with their 8 wins from 9 starts at the Snakepit, giving them a a 76.47% win/loss record (13 wins and 4 losses).
COBRA SCORECARD
FOR & AGAINST
(This Wk) Cumulative
6. Hooters: (-16) -146.
5. Dux (-26) -24.
4. Pup: () -21.
3. Diddy: (-18) +53.
2. CB: (+4) +74.
1. Pick: (DNP) +218.
Opposition Adjusted Handicaps
[Hcp minus Opp Av]
Opp Av = 19.
3. Diddy: (+10 minus +19) -9
3. Dux: (+10 minus +19) -9
3. CB: (+10 minus +19) -9
2. Pup: (+7.5 minus +19) -11.5
1. Hooters: (-7.5 minus +19) -26.5
FOR & AGAINST (Opposition/Handicap Adjusted)
[F&A minus net OAH] This Week Only
5. Dux: (-26 minus -9) -17.
4. Diddy: (-18 minus -9) -9.
3. Hooters: (-16 minus -26.5) +10.5.
2. CB: (+4 minus -9) +13.
1. Pup: (+4 minus -11.5) +15.5.
WIN/LOSS%
[Player Name: (W/L) W/L%]
6. Hooters: (27/53) 33.75%.
5. Dux: (13/17) 43.33%
4. Pup: (36/39) 48.00%.
3. CB: (34/26) 56.67%.
2. Diddy: (44/31) 58.67%.
1. Pick: (49/16) 75.38%.
Cobras Draw – Las Vegas 1
http://cobras8ball.blogspot.com/2010/02/las-vegas-1-roster-draw.html
Cobra Stats Explained
http://cobras8ball.blogspot.com/2010/03/cobra-stats.html
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