Week 12 Recap

Now just two weeks to go, and title scenarios are starting to come into focus. Markinson qualification is a mess that I'll address next week.

Markinson

Drew comes up big again, beating Hubert by 14 to stay alone in first place. The loss drops Hubert two games back with two to go, technically still alive with a 90-point lead on Drew, but really it's just a killer loss. A win would have put Hubert in the driver's seat. Instead, Drew controls his own destiny, and his last two games are against teams in the bottom half of the standings.

Gina is just a game back in second place after beating Scott by 16, and she leads Drew by 70 points, so two wins combined with a Drew loss would likely give her the title. But next up for her is a huge game against Amer.

Amer kept his slim title hopes alive with his 12th career Heineken in an 89-point win(!!!) over Lisa. With a 170-point lead on Drew, he's in pretty much the same boat as Hubert, technically alive but having blown his big shot against Drew last week.

Eddy is off the schneid, snapping his 5-game losing streak with a 5-point win over Jason.

Montoya

Bad week for Hubert. Two 1 vs. 2 games, two losses. Andrew handles him easily by 33 to move back into first place and in control of his own destiny. Win out and the title - along with a first ever Markinson bid - is his. Hubert has a 74-point lead on Andrew, so two wins and an Andrew loss would likely give him his first league title. But Andrew's final two opponents are in the bottom 3 in the standings.

I beat Lisa by 19 to stay in title contention. I have a 44-point lead on Andrew, so I need two wins, an Andrew loss, and probably a Hubert loss to win the title. My eyes are more focused on the rear view mirror and a Markinson bid at this point.

Jeremy scores his 11th career Heineken to drop Dan by 70 in a huge 4 vs. 5 game. He's still technically alive in the title chase, but perhaps more importantly, he creates some separation from Dan in the Markinson chase.

Gina continues a strong second half with a 39-point win over Scott. She is technically still alive in the chase to finish fourth, but it's a real long shot. Her best chance to qualify for Markinson next year is to win Markinson this year.

Dufresne

Nalu beats Steve by 27 to stay on top and in control of his own destiny. Win out, and he's champion. But his final two games are against Amer and Dean. Doesn't get much tougher than that.

Russell beats Eddy by 23 to hold onto second place. He is tied with Nalu by record, but he trails by 103 points, so he needs two wins and a Nalu loss to take the crown. His final two opponents are in the bottom 4.

Dean is still solidly in contention after earning his 22nd career Heineken (just 1 behind Scott) in an 87-point win(!!!) over Jason, almost the largest margin of victory in Dufresne history. Dean is a game behind Nalu and Russell, but he has a huge points lead on both, so he needs two wins and a loss by each of them to win the title. And he gets his own shot at Nalu in week 14. Dean also increases his Starling lead over Hubert to 96 points, a seemingly insurmountable amount.

Drew is also still in the title hunt after his 16-point win over Amer, but it's a long shot. The win positions him well to qualify for Markinson, though he may make that moot with the Markinson title.