Darts night at Alley Cats. We haven’t had enough for doubles in quite a while, but last night we drew partners. It’s called “the luck of the draw” and the consensus was I drew lucky when I got Nancy as my partner. That was certainly my view as well. Nancy has been playing great darts and is certainly all I can handle when we meet face-to-face. So, on paper at least, we were the team to beat.

There’s a reason we play the games though. In our first match on the night, we got knocked into the loser’s bracket. I played my usual roller coaster game and I don’t recall ever seeing Nancy throw so poorly. Hey, it happens. Sometimes when you are expected to win it creates a kind of pressure to perform that can be detrimental to the quality of your game. Conversely, when no one thinks you have a chance there is a calming effect where you just let the darts fly without a care or worry. I know I tend to throw better when I don’t give a shit about the outcome.

Anyway, we fought our way back through the loser’s bracket, defeated the team that put us there, and made it to the finals. Nancy started throwing better and I did my share of positive contributions along the way, so we were primed and ready. To win we had to beat Kevin and Dorie twice. We took the first match 2-0. They won the first leg of the second match, we won the second leg, so it all came down to one last game. They won the coin toss and chose 501. I prefer cricket which is probably why they picked 501. We played it out in a back and forth battle, but in the end, we hit the outshot and took home first place money.

Wednesday Walkers group hike this morning and dart league this afternoon. Another busy day which is why I’m doing this post now. I don’t like having to rush around after the hike, but that’s the story of my Wednesday life since I agreed to join the dart league.

I’ll be back!