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Solar Flares Extinguish Suns Hot Streak

After having a slow start to the season, winning only 1 of their first 6 games, the Suns suddenly got hot hitting the ball as they scored 41 runs in their last three games. So coming into this Saturdays game against the currently worst rank team in the league, the Suns figured they would have a cake walk to victory. The Solar Flares, however, had different ideas. At the end of three innings, the Suns found themselves down 0 to 3 to a supposedly weak Solar Flare team. In the sixth inning, the Suns finally came on strong with a Homerun by Gildor and a triple by Slater. With several singles to add to the bunch, the Suns score 5 runs in the 6th and 7th innings. In the bottom of the 8th, however, Kipps hits a double and Knight hits a Homerun to tie it up. In the top of the 10th, the Suns' Franwall hits a solo homerun to give his team the advantage. In the bottom of the 10th, Knight starts off the inning with a single. Stewart and Ashton subsequently fly out and strikeout respectively. With two outs, "Jet" Lee smacks a homerun in deep center field to win the game. It was a much needed victory for a Solar Flare team that had struggled all season.

VOLCANOS SURVIVE EARTHQUAKES

GAME 71

VOLCANOS----- 020221200 9
EARTHQUAKES 002203010 8

The Earthquakes come up just short of upseting the number 1 and still undefeated Volcanos in a nail biting thriller tuesday night. Although the Earthquakes never led, they tied it up twice at the end of innings 4 and 6. Samuelson, the Volcanos pitcher and the games MVP, had this to say, "I still can't believe we held 'em at the end. I was just praying that they wouldn't hit it..." Samuelson had 7 strikeouts, 1 walk, batted 2 of 5 with 2 doubles, scored 1 run, and had 2 RBI's. He also struck out the last batter in the bottom of the 9th, with the tieing run on second, to seal the victory.
The Earthquakes star of the game was Everett who batted 3 of 5 with 1 double and 2 singles, and scored 3 runs. He said in an interview after the game, "I feel disappointment from the loss, but not from how we played. We put ourselves in a position to win, but the dice just didn't roll our way. I think we proved tonight that we can compete with anybody, and it shows the apparent parody in the league. The Earthquakes always come into a game ready to rumble."
The Volcanos hit 19 of 51 with 2 triples, 3 doubles, and 14 singles. The Earthquakes had a decent showing by hitting 17 of 44 with 1 homerun, 2 triples, 1 double, and 13 singles. The Volcanos will mantain the number one ranking with an 8-0 record coming up to the midseason mark. The Earthquakes will drop to 16th place.

WHAT IF THE PLAYOFFS WERE TODAY?

1 VOLCANOS
16 SOLAR FLARES OR AVALANCHE

8 LIGHTNING
9 FIRE STORMS

4 PLANETS
13 SUNS

5 BLACK HOLES
12 TORNADOS

2 STARS
15 EARTHQUAKES OR NEBULAS

7 ASTEROIDS
10 COMETS

3 FLOODS
14 HURRICANES

6 METEORS
11 TIDAL WAVES

Lightning Leading

The Lightning are leading in the poles for the most underated team. Can they live up to the hype by getting another win against the Nebulas? The Lightning defeated the Nebulas last year in the Universe Series to become the second team crowned as UBL Champions. An interview with Nebula Star, Barnes, reveals the bitter dissappointment still felt by their team. "I think this bitter season will get a little sweeter if we can pull out a win against the Lightning," Barnes says. The Nebulas are 2-5 this season coming off a one run loss against the Stars. Domingo, member of Lightnings last years championship team, said, "We prepare for each game the same regardless of who we play...We just want to win." Can the Lightning keep climbing the standings? Only time will tell. But I wouldn't count them out. Lightning can strike anywhere.