5th Place: Leamington Lemmings Ultimate
Nathan Sanders: Saturday for Lemmings mixed was one of great starts, and saw us come out strong against Cambridge managing to take half with a break, their unusual defensive look took some getting used to but we were fortunate to take a couple of breaks in the initial stages of the game. A fiery few points at the end of the game saw Cambridge take 3 breaks on the bounce to bring the game to universe but we were able to capitalise and make sure of the win.
The second game was the big one Lemmings vs SMOG 2 for second in the group and a space in the top 4. Both teams start well and manage to hold offences until 5’s, but then some athletic plays and clinical offence saw SMOG 2 just eek it away before half. A really tough game and a well-deserved win for SMOG 2 left us with one game left, Reading. Despite a tough loss on the livestream, the team rallied really well to bring a lot of energy and fire the last pool game against reading, starting really well, lemmings manage to hold their own even trading breaks with a very athletic team. The game was close with scores tied up at 11-11, both teams leaving it on the field, with some excellent defence but Reading show some class to finish the game out calmly. Highly enjoyable and very well spirited, my favourite game of the weekend.
Sunday morning, a rematch of the cup final against Herd! This was a big game, the last time we replayed a team they came back firing and this time was no exception. The game was very tight, both teams squeezing turnovers out of each other. Lemmings are able to go into half-time a couple of breaks clear but that doesn’t stop Herd who manage to fight all the way into the end and claw back the two breaks at the end of the game to get a shot at universe. Apparently we like to make it interesting, fortunately again Lemmings put in a clean offensive hold to take the win. Oxford were up next, who had just come out of a nail-biting sudden death win against Cambridge. A five game weekend had definitely taken its toll by this point and the extra legs and youth on the Lemmings roster managed to take the game with a little run of breaks in the middle. A highly enjoyable game against a very rightly deserved spirit winning squad.
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