Top DawgsTOP DAWGSAPA POOL · SOUTH JERSEY

LOSS · FALL 2023

Top Dawgsvs 8 Balls for Sale

Tue, Oct 31 · 11:30 PMThe RailHouseWeek 9

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Top Dawgs

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8 Balls for Sale

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Recap

Top Dawgs fell to 8 Balls for Sale 11-12. Robert's 2-0 sweep was the highlight. Came down to the final match.

By the numbers

Individual matches

1–4

5 total · Top Dawgs's side

Sweeps

1 🧹 / 0

no mini-sweeps

Special shots

0

no B&Rs / 8-on-break

Closest match

2-2

Peter Johnson V vs Joe Jones

Chalk Talk·Coach's Corner

Dropped a close one

Post-match breakdown

What we did well
  • Fast start

    Robert took the lead-off 2-0 and set the tone right out of the gate.

  • Sweep on the board

    Robert blanked their opponent 2-0 — full leaderboard point earned.

  • Punched up

    Robert (SL3) took down a SL4 — the kind of W that swings a night.

  • Nothing given away

    Zero sweeps conceded, zero bonus shots allowed. Tight defense across the whole night.

What to clean up
  • Couldn't shut the door

    Anchor went down 1-3 with the team match within reach. That's the one to win.

  • 2 hill-hill losses

    Pete and Meghan both dropped hill-hill matches. Closing-out drills pay back fast.

  • Got caught looking down

    Peter (SL3) dropped to a SL2. Handicap was on our side — that's a win we leave on the table.

Key moments

  1. R1Lead-off goes our way — Robert with a sweep.
  2. R2Round 2 flips the lead — 8 Balls for Sale in front 1-1.
  3. R5Anchor goes the other way (1-3). Final 1-4 on individual matches.

Next up11-12 loss, but fast start is something to build on. Fix one thing, not five.

The Arc

R1R2R3R4R5Top Dawgs8 Balls for Sale

Round-by-Round

  1. R1Lead
    01·00
  2. R2Second
    11·01
  3. R3Middle
    11·12
  4. R4Fourth
    11·23
  5. R5Anchor
    11·34