We finished up the dart season last night against our neighbor bar, the Bless U Blessed Bulls. First place for us was not mathematically impossible, but we had to win three more legs than the Alley Ratz in the final game and we had the stronger opponent. So, we went in knowing every leg was important. Blessed Bulls had clinched the wild card slot so they were just playing for pride. And they are one proud bunch.

Cuatro got us started out right by taking his match 3-0. Mario was next and he has been struggling a little the past few weeks. He dropped the cricket leg, but came from behind in the next two ’01 games to secure a 2-1 win. Lonnie followed and had the misfortune of drawing Scott as his opponent. Lonnie threw some good darts, but lost two close legs, resulting in an 0-3.

I was matched up with Craig. We had also played when our teams met earlier in the season, and I had pulled out a 2-1 victory. He was looking for a little revenge last night I expect. Anyway, I managed to take the first cricket leg and was feeling confident going into the ’01 game. Confidence doesn’t take the place of throwing good darts however, and Craig punished me by outing while I still in the high hundreds. But that was nothing compared to the ass kicking I took in the third leg. Craig took the diddle and called cricket. He closed 20’s to start and I hit one. He threw a 19 and a 20 for points. I missed 3 at the 19. He hit 4 19s, I answered with 2 18s. Not looking good, but I’ve come back from bigger deficits. Craig then hit the triple 18, triple 17, and triple 16 for the rare and coveted 9 mark. And that was that. I did manage to throw three single bulls in a meaningless gesture prior to be dispatched by Craig.

Koichi and Craig then took Jim and Mario 3-0 in ’01 doubles, while Cuatro and I followed up with 3-0 win in cricket doubles. Which put us at 9-9 going into the team game. That game came down to the wire as well, but Lonnie managed a double 3 out which gave Take it Easy a 10-9 victory for the night. It doesn’t get any closer than we played it last night and we really appreciated the competition and sportsmanship of the Blessed Bulls.

Playoffs start next week….