LOSS · SUMMER 2023
Franks N Beansvs Rubber Duckys
Tue, Jun 13 · 11:30 PMEdgewater Park Elks 2550Week 6
Franks N Beans
0
Rubber Duckys
0
Recap
Franks N Beans fell to Rubber Duckys 10-11. Rafael led the way at 4-3. Rafael's mini-sweep and Krystion put the 8 on the break stood out. Came down to the final match.
By the numbers
Individual matches
2–3
5 total · Franks N Beans's side
Sweeps
0 🧹 / 0
Mini-sweeps: 1 ✨ / 0
Special shots
1
0 B&R · 1 8oB
Closest match
1-2
Thom Arnott vs Nick Mainello
Dropped a close one
Post-match breakdown
Closed the door
Timothy took the anchor 2-1 — clutch in the closer's seat.
Punched up
Rafael (SL5) took down a SL6 — the kind of W that swings a night.
2-for-2 on the hill
Rafael and Timothy both closed out hill-hill races. Cool under pressure.
Slow out of the gate
Dropped the lead-off 1-2 — playing from behind all night is harder than it needs to be.
Gave up a mini-sweep
John got blanked — those are the matches that flip a tight night. Bench depth / pre-match feel matters.
2 hill-hill losses
Thom and John both dropped hill-hill matches. Closing-out drills pay back fast.
Got caught looking down
John (SL3) dropped to a SL2. Handicap was on our side — that's a win we leave on the table.
Key moments
- R1Lead-off goes to Nick Mainello 1-2. Thom swims upstream from here.
- R5Anchor delivers — Timothy 2-1. Books closed at 2-3.
Next up10-11 loss, but closed the door is something to build on. Fix one thing, not five.
The Arc
Round-by-Round
- R1Lead0 → 0·0 → 1
- L1-2
- L
- R2Second0 → 0·1 → 2
- L8 ON BREAK · 1pt2-4
- L
- R3Middle0 → 1·2 → 2
- WMINI · 0.5pt4-3
- W
- R4Fourth1 → 1·2 → 3
- L1-2
- L
- R5Anchor1 → 2·3 → 3
- W2-1
- W