Top Dawgs
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8 Balls for Sale
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Recap
Top Dawgs dropped one to 8 Balls for Sale 8-13. Aaron led the way at 2-1. Aaron's mini-sweep and Robert put the 8 on the break stood out.
By the numbers
Individual matches
2–3
5 total · Top Dawgs's side
Sweeps
0 🧹 / 0
Mini-sweeps: 2 ✨ / 0
Special shots
1
0 B&R · 1 8oB
Closest match
2-1
Aaron Bickford vs Joe Jones
Took an L
Post-match breakdown
Closed the door
Robert took the anchor 2-1 — clutch in the closer's seat.
Stingy on the felt
2 mini-sweeps (Aaron and Robert) — opponents never reached the hill.
Bonus-point hunting
Robert dropped the 8 on the break. Free points off the rack.
2 upset wins
Aaron and Robert both beat higher-SL opponents. Handicap chart didn't see it coming.
Slow out of the gate
Dropped the lead-off 0-3 — playing from behind all night is harder than it needs to be.
3 sweeps conceded
Meghan, Pete, and Peter got blanked — those are the matches that flip a tight night. Bench depth / pre-match feel matters.
Key moments
- R1Lead-off goes to Shot Hofbauer 0-3. Meghan swims upstream from here.
- R5Anchor delivers — Robert 2-1. Books closed at 2-3.
Next up8-13 loss, but closed the door is something to build on. Fix one thing, not five.
The Arc
Round-by-Round
- R1Lead0 → 0·0 → 1
- L0-3
- L
- R2Second0 → 0·1 → 2
- L0-4
- L
- R3Middle0 → 1·2 → 2
- WMINI · 0.5pt2-1
- W
- R4Fourth1 → 1·2 → 3
- L0-3
- L
- R5Anchor1 → 2·3 → 3
- WMINI · 0.5pt8 ON BREAK · 1pt2-1
- W