It was a night to remember for Math Enthusiasts (3-2) as the team resumed its winning ways to beat Bears and Beets (2-3) by the final tally of 16-8. After being on travel for two weeks, Captain Ivey Wohlfed returned to action to lead her team into battle on the uneven green astroturf. Wohlfed cranked up the energy in Tom Tom by giving a rousing pre-game speech and cheer. Meanwhile, although he forgot to bring his early 90’s style BoomBox to the bocce courts, Nick Cavallaro generated some buzz of his own by encouraging his teammates to put their candy necklaces around their heads in what he referred to as “Pocahontas Style.”The team came out fired up with a 10-0 scoring campaign in the first six frames of play. The early rally was a complete team effort. After each spent time on the IR, Chris Stephenson and Chrissy Megariotis both returned to play and contributed to the team’s scoring surge in a huge way. Veteran roller Francesca Blanco also scored several key points, continuing her personal drive for the team’s “golden ball” award for the most points scored in a season.
Despite finding their team down early, the ladies of Bears and Beets refused to go quietly in the
night. They valiantly fought back their way back into the game and narrowed the score to 11-8 with only 15 minutes remaining in the match. However, the “signature” Nantucket Red trousers that Chris Mullins wore to the game proved to be the deciding factor in the match. Mullins stood at the end of the court and Bears and Beets had a very difficult time differentiating between Mullins’ pants and the red bocce balls of Math Enthusiasts. Math Enthusiasts capitalized on the distraction. Wohlfed used needle-like precision and Cavallaro used brute strength to finish the game on a 5-0 scoring run for Math Enthusiasts to end the game by the final score of 16-8.
After the game, Chris Stephenson took questions from the media. Some media critics questioned whether the Math Enthusiasts may have run up the score on Bears and Beets when they could have simply nursed the clock. Stephenson responded, “You play to win the game. Hello? You play. To WIN. The GAME. You don't play to just play it... When you start telling me it doesn't matter, then retire, get out, because it matters... One thing I know, I don't quit. That will not happen.”
With the regular season complete, it appears that Math Enthusiasts have secured the coveted 13th seed for the DC Bocce League playoffs. Although there are no games next week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the team is planning on gathering to watch the film Mean Girls, the movie led to the creation of the team’s name.
And that’s a wrap…
After the game, Chris Stephenson took questions from the media. Some media critics questioned whether the Math Enthusiasts may have run up the score on Bears and Beets when they could have simply nursed the clock. Stephenson responded, “You play to win the game. Hello? You play. To WIN. The GAME. You don't play to just play it... When you start telling me it doesn't matter, then retire, get out, because it matters... One thing I know, I don't quit. That will not happen.”
With the regular season complete, it appears that Math Enthusiasts have secured the coveted 13th seed for the DC Bocce League playoffs. Although there are no games next week because of the Thanksgiving holiday, the team is planning on gathering to watch the film Mean Girls, the movie led to the creation of the team’s name.
And that’s a wrap…
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