Citizen Connelly

Hot Dogs & Doughnuts 7 vs. Team Awesome 6
Team Awesome showed up ready to play and took early control of the match. The powerful duo of Michelle and Megan got the Awesome ladies on the scoreboard first. Captain Kalai, Mike and Rich followed their lead and mowed down the HD&D men to keep the shut out intact. It continued that way for the next two games and the hopes for a play-off victory for HD&D were looking bleak as they were down 4-0. The ladies of HD&D earned the first W of the night for their squad in game 5. With our backs to the wall, we never gave up hope. Being down 6-2 and with every game being do or die, HD&D arose to the challenge. In what might be toted as the best comeback in DSL dodgeball history, HD&D came all the way back to tie it up 6-6. ‘Hambone’ Bill fired several shots that left some Awesome men requiring appointments with a fertility specialist and ‘Flamethrower’ Jess hurled the balls so hard that the gym walls were shaking. Then there was our MVP of the night, Janelle Biller. In game 13, she created her own luck with an amazing game winning catch between her knees. Sure, luck means a lot in dodgeball. Not having a good captain is bad luck. Good thing HD&D has Chris. Here’s to HD&D surviving to play another night of dodgeball under the excellent leadership skills of their fine captain, Chris Connelly. Most importantly, to Kalai and the rest of Team Awesome, you truly lived up to your team name in every sense. You proved that sports do not build character; rather, they reveal it. Thanks for a fun and spirited game.