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Route 33 set to clinch top seeding
Unless a bizarre twist of fate happens tomorrow, the Route 33 Alamo Car Rental boys are out to secure the top ranking in the Budweiser-Saipan Billiards Association Open 8-Ball Thursday League.
Route 33 Alamo Car Rental players pose for a photo during a break in the Budweiser-Saipan Billiards Association Open 8-Ball Thursday League last week. (Contributed Photo)
The Boyet Sequioco-captained squad, which holds a 157-98 card and an 11-game lead over the Jokers Homeboyz (146-109), will end the regular season this Thursday when it hosts the Jokers Wonderpool Aces. The Abyss Titans and Wild Bills are tied for third to fourth with similar 141-114 slates.
The Top 4 teams after Thursday’s final regular season will advance to the playoffs where the No. 1 will face No. 4 and the second-ranked squad will take on the third-seeded team.
The winners of the one-game, knockout semifinals will march into the finals, while the losers will clash for third place honors.
Route 33 hiked its record to a league-best 157 victories after winning by default against the Barcode Breakers (64-191) in last week’s games, while the Homeboyz defeated the Wonderpool Aces, 12-3.
The Homeboyz could overtake Route 33 if it could score a big win over Jonny’s Team SCS and the Wonderpool Aces, aided by luck or divined providence, blank the Alamo Car Rental co-sponsored squad.
In other games, Wild Bill’s scored a 10-5 decision over the Abyss Rack ‘N’ Roll (134-121), while the Titans pulled off a 9-6 triumph against Team SCS (104-151). The Barcode Hobbies Deadshot (130-125) nipped the Smoke Pub Magic 8-Ball (135-120), 8-7.
Wild Bill’s will collide with the Breakers, the Titans will take on Magic 8-Ball, and the Rack ‘N’ Roll will visit the Deadshot in the other matches tomorrow.
Over in the Tuesday League, the Smoke Pub-Armatech Hustlers posted a 9-6 victory over Abyss Crazy 8 to put some breathing space between them and second-running Jokers IT&E Voyagers.
The Hustlers, after their victory, hiked their record to 152-103 to lead the 147-108 of the Voyagers. They are hoping to further pull away against the Voyagers with a win over the Jokers STR8 Shooters in the match that was still being played at press time.
The Smoke Pub Ali’i Destroyers (125-130) trounced the cellar-dwelling Abyss Homeboyz II (91-164), 13-2, while the Voyagers escaped with an 8-7 victory over the STR8 Shooters in the other games last week.
