This week's theme? Pay attention to the website. Ridge and Robin found themselves scrambling again last week in the wake of another double-digit tally of postponements and suspensions due to inclement weather. Vacant afternoons are now precious few as we begin to count the days until the first spring playoffs begin. A bounty of games await, providing a gift for the fans but no solace for our weary athletes. Show them your support by spending a warm, sunny afternoon (remember those?) at the fields or courts. Your options are many!
The girls' lacrosse team was the only squad to brave the rain last Monday, but it certainly took some doing. Originally slated as a home game for the Bruins, the downpour forced a potentially unfavorable change of venue. An assembly of our most loyal supporters gathered at Meadowood, IND's home (turf) field, to witness the girls complete a 23-12 blowout over the Indians. On the following Thursday, perhaps it was damp cleats that left the girls one score behind at the end of the much anticipated rematch against Friends School. The two traded goals and the lead throughout the thrilling contest before ending 15-14 in the Quakers favor. Friday, Chapelgate found themselves the unfortunate outlet for the girls' frustrations as Park romped 20-3 in a game that saw the Bruins spend the entire second half working on their offensive schemes, running plays through subtle variations for minutes on end prepping for the playoffs to come. The girls are now 7-2 in conference and face another three game week playing Lutheran at home on Monday (4/27), Glenelg away on Tuesday (4/28), and Pallotti at home on Friday (5/1).
Boys' tennis failed to escape the weather as well, suspending their Tuesday match at Friends with the final pairing tied at one set per team. Stay tuned as the contest will have to be resumed at a later date with just one set left to determine the outcome. Top teams St. Paul's and McDonogh got the better of the Bruins on Thursday and Friday, but the boys look to get healthy and bounce back this week, facing John Carroll away on Tuesday (4/28), and Beth Tfiloh and Loyola on our home courts on Wednesday (4/29) and Friday (5/1) respectively.
Golf got in a match on Tuesday, a near miss (11.5-9.5) against Mt. Carmel, before finding the win column Thursday in a big win over the Key Obezags. The Bruins first victory came in grand fashion as they nearly swept the contest, winning 17-4. The week ahead starts ominously, potential thunderstorms notwithstanding, with a trip to 7-0 Pallotti on Tuesday (4/28) followed by Beth Tfiloh at Woodholme County Club on Wednesday (4/29) and Indian Creek at Eisenhower Golf Course on Thursday (4/30).
The baseball team last week added some schedule tossing of their own, as well as season-ending injuries (yes, that's plural), to an already jam-packed agenda. Despite the many obstacles, the boys managed to persevere, posting an impressive 3-0 record. Apparently the Bruins located their bats some time before Tuesday's home game against Chapelgate, evidenced by a double digit first inning. Though lightning cleared the field early, the game was considered official, ending 19-2. Next came another victory at Glenelg, 7-2, on Thursday. But the highlight of the week occurred Friday when the "mercy" rule made an appearance in Park's17-6 whipping of the then first place Lakers of Boys Latin. With the win, which concluded spectacularly with a two-run walk-off homer, the Bruins clawed back into a second place tie with BL. Relatively speaking, this week is light in that the boys play only two games. What the docket lacks in quantity, however, it more than makes up for in quality. On Thursday (4/30) at Sugar Field, it's Park versus BL once again, and on Friday (5/1) the team travels to first place Lutheran.
The sky wasn't all that looked grim when the softball team retook the field last Wednesday after a brief thunder delay trailing Bryn Mawr in the sixth inning. However, the ensuing go-ahead rally and defensive stand capped the win for the Bruins and furthered their streak of successive conference victories. Thursday's test didn't quite live up to the drama of the day prior as the girls no hit and shut out St. Tim's 20-0. The easy win proved an ample tune up, though, as second place Park faced, and handily defeated 11-2, a tough opponent in Beth Tfiloh on Friday. Only two regular season games remain before the playoffs! Both are this week and both are big. Today (Monday, 4/27), the girls head to St. John's, listed by Digital Sports as the C-Conference front-runner with a suspiciously inadequate record of 3-0 (the Bruins are 6-1). Tomorrow (Tuesday, 4/28), RPCS comes to Park. The Reds occupy third place at 4-2.
Off to a slow start this year, the boys' lacrosse team began to show their metal last week. Confronted with a menacing series of games against three of the top squads in the conference, the outlook was dire. First place AACS pushed back Monday's contest, providing our boys an extra day of rest before facing Pallotti on Wednesday. It took a last minute goal by the Panthers to lift them to a 7-6 win, perhaps offering a glimmer of what the Bruins are capable. Apparently, then 6-1 John Carroll failed to notice. On Friday, the Park boys upended the rival Patriots by a score of 9-5, further upsetting the standings in a conference that continues to appear up for grabs. In honor of their momentum-shifting win, we're naming this week's entire lacrosse docket our very first multiple GAMES OF THE WEEK! AACS brings their 5-2 record to Park on Tuesday (4/28). Once again it's Pallotti, also 5-2 and tied for first in our division, on Thursday (4/30) at home. In the Friday (5/1) finale, it's 3-4 Sts. Peter and Paul again at home. Park is currently 2-3 in a conference in which most teams have played seven or eight games. That's three BIG games, all at home, with the playoffs on the line. What more could you ask for?
See you there!
GO BRUINS!
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