Week Eight

Dead Strokes @ For The Win
Last week: DS lost to FR 4-5, FTW def. SS 5-4
Dead Strokes let one slip away last week as they had a chance to move into second spot in the Pacific but failed to do so, and now they face a must win against the back to back champions. While Danielle & co went the distance with Straight Shots, there may never have been much question if they could finish it off as they took several stabs at Sid and finally their last attempt was the one that won it. While Dead Strokes were able to get up early last week, the chances of taking down a more talented line-up seems unlikely, look for Ant and Brian to get back to their early-season MVP ways.

Prediction - 5-2 FTW

Break and Run @ Deep Pockets
Last week: BNR lost to BBM 4-5, DP def. PHP 5-0
Ross was unable to right the ship his players wronged when a valiant effort ended on the wrong side, but thankfully for them they are still a game up for the playoffs with a tie breaker in hand. This week they face a DP side that got their first ever win in PRO, convincingly too. Joe & co. came up big last week and show they are a viable threat to play the role of spoiler in the final 3 weeks of the season. While DP could win, I don't see BNR not turning their poor play around.

Prediction - 5-2 BNR

Freedom @ Beer Ball Masters
Last week: FR def. DS 5-4, BBM def. BNR 5-4
Both sides are coming off nail-biting victories and while early on BBM had Brent do all of the work, including a clean sweep over Freedom, in the middle part of the season we saw Pete come back to do his best Brent impression, and now they meet. But the two of them are just a minor part in this match as both squads feature great depth and another 5-4 match could very well be on the horizon. Freedom need the likes of Sergio, Andy, Cam, Ben and others need to step up as they'll be up against studs like Kevin, Tyler, Coma, Matt and JT who just seem to be playing better as a unit, and with being home, it looks like it is theirs to lose.

Prediction - 5-3 BBM

Straight Shots @ Pool Hall Pros
SS lost to FTW 4-5, PHP lost to DP 0-5
The final match of the week is the biggest mismatch as we see a strong SS squad led by Sid and Dante who despite a loss last week against the back to back champs, are firing on all cylinders and are looking more and more like a legit threat to take the title. The only thing holding them back is depth which is unusual for Straight Shots, but alas. This week they take on PHP who weren't able to take a single game away from the other win-less team as they see their record sink to 0-7. The lone bright spot was Collin who made the finals in the tournament and has done well in tournaments prior, so if he's able to make a match, it'll be interesting to see if some of that success is able to carry over because there might not be much else in this match.

Prediction - 5-1 SS