Week 8: 10/11/2022

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Game 1: Just Food vs. Fibby Busters
Fibby Busters score in every inning of this game. They get 3 in the 1st, 4 in the 2nd, 3 in the 3rd, 5 in the 4th, and 6 in the 5th for a total of 21 runs. Highlights include Brian McEachern with a triple, Bill Brancato reaching base 5 times with a double, a homer and 5 RBIs, Eric Lane reaching base 5 times with a double, Mike Bobrin doubling, Nate Vicenty with 4 RBIs, Kevin Smith tripling, and Tim Wilson reaching base safely in all 4 of his at bats. Meanwhile, Just Foods can only muster 4 runs on several walks and singles, along with John Biondo doubling, Dave Shannon tripling and Tony Stuart tripling. Fibby Busters wins in 5, 21-4.

Game 2: Just Food vs.Dingers
In Just Food's second game of the night, they'll score just 1 run in this game on Matty McReynolds RBI single, plating John Sandy after his first inning triple. They'll threaten a little bit in the 5th with singles from Steve Skedzielewski, Marty Balent, and Tony Stuart, but they'll all get stranded. On the other side of the page, Dingers score 16 in 4 innings. Eric Poppler goes 3-4 with a double, a triple and 4 RBIs. Derrick Acker doubles. Pete Auteri doubles and triples with 3 RBIs. Mike Casbar doubles with 3 RBIs. Dave Iatarola triples, and Dave Demko goes 3 for 3. Dingers win in 4 and half, 16-1.

Game 3: Beers vs Philly Junk
Philly Junk score 8 in the first 2 innings with Brandon Birkhead, Pat Kelley, and Mike Bitterlich all homering. Jason Ashworth and Jeremy Villano both double. Beers answer with just a single run in the same 2 innings, but make it close after the 3rd by scoring 4 runs with doubles from John Hogan and Kurt Krout. For Philly Junk, Birkhead homers again to make the score 9-5 going into the bottom of the 4th. Beers tighten the score again by scoring 2 in the 4th and 3 in the 5th, all on a slew of singles and a 2-RBI double from Ryan Calabro. With Jason Ashworth homering in the 5th, the score is all tied up at 10 after 5. In the 6th, Philly Junk plate 2 more on a couple of singles and Evan Porter's double. Going into the bottom of the 7th, Beers is down 2. They'll load the bases with the 1st 3 batters all singling, and Calabro will single in 1 to make it a 1 run game with bases loaded and nobody out. But alas, Beers go down 1-2-3 after that and strand all 3. Philly Junk hangs on to win, 12-11.