Acosta (+1) wins the race to the quadball against Mueller (-1) and tosses it back to Boyes (+0). Mansfield (-1) beats Raber (-1) to the contested dodgeball and immedietly throws at Boyes. The beat connects, but with no chaser support League City retains posession. Meanwhile, Nunez (+2) gets to the richochet first and claims control.
3
2:21:16
LC
LC
2-2
Kite
Goal
0
10
Boyes (+2) delivers a pass from nine yards out past both Mertens (-1) and Mueller (-1) to a cutting Acosta (+2), who dunks it home while a beat from Kneiling (-1) comes in too late.
3
2:22:01
NO
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
0
10
Sanders Valdez (-4) throws his dodgeball away without any pressure, letting League City press. Nunez (+1) and Raber (+1) do exactly that, forcing Mertens (-1) into a bad pass and setting the Legends up for a transition opprotunity.
3
2:22:05
LC
LC
Transition
Transition
Goal
0
20
Boyes (+2) picks up the quadball in transition and finds Acosta (+1) by the hoops.
3
2:23:18
NO
LC
2-2
Box
Goal
10
20
Sanders Valdez (+0) gets some dodgeballs on the ground but Kneiling (-2) can’t grab her dodgeball in time and so Nunez (+0) gets back in the play and beats her out. Mertens (+3) senses the incoming press and scores without any of Acosta (-1), Boyes (-1), Mannem (-1), or Hughes (-1) getting a hand on him or the quadball.
3
2:23:46
LC
LC
Transition
Transition
T/O
10
20
Boyes (-2) looks to drive but is hit by Lewis (+2) and Mueller (+1).
3
2:24:01
NO
LC
Transition
Transition
Goal
20
20
Lewis (+5) throws an absolute dot to Thompson (+2).
3
2:24:38
LC
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
20
20
Dorsey (-3) throws an errant pass for a turnover. Mansfield (+3) ids the turnover early and throws at Lopez (-2) to secure control.
3
2:24:58
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
Goal
30
20
Kneiling (+1) and Mansfield (+2) work together to get Nunez (-1) to throw back his dodgeball, which Mansfield beats Lopez (-1) too, setting up a no dodgeball opprotunity for New Orleans, which Lewis (+2) converts with ease.
3
2:26:11
LC
NO
2-2
Box
T/O
30
20
Mansfield (+2) cooks both Elarba (-1) and Lopez (-1) and presses. Hughes (-2) throws the quadball to no one after pressure from Cascio (+1).
3
2:26:20
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
Goal
40
20
Mertens (+2) scores in transition. Pucciarelli (+1) secures control for New Orleans.
3
2:27:07
LC
NO
2-2
Kite
Goal
40
30
Elarba (+0) takes a throw at Mansfield (-1) but misses, setting up a Curse press. Mannem (+3) draws Pucciarelli (-5) and then dishes to Dorsey (+3) who drives on De La Rosa (-2) and dunks on small hoop with the help of a hammer from Stewart (+1), after Mansfield took himself out of the play. Pucciarelli threw at Dorsey but her throw was late. Elarba meets her at her dodgeball, and Pucciarelli gets called for a dangerous kick, turning over control.
3
2:28:20
NO
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
40
30
Mansfield (+1) dodges an Elarba (-1) beat, getting the Curse a second dodgeball once he can track them all down. The Curse chasers elect not to wait, and De La Rosa (-1) passes to Thompson (-3) who takes a shot that is blocked by either Mandel (+1) or Dorsey (+1).
3
2:28:25
LC
LC
Transition
Transition
Goal
40
40
Mansfield (-2) is out of play tracking down a dodgeball. Dorsey (-3) drives past De La Rosa (-2) but is stripsacked by Mitchell (+2). Acosta (+3) gets to the loose quadball before Cascio (-1) and scores.
3
2:29:15
NO
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
40
40
Mitchell (-3) drives but passes to nobody for a turnover. Mansfield (-1) looks to make a play for control but is beat out by Nunez (+1) and Yanofsky (-1) isn’t able to secure the loose dodgeball so League City gets a fastbreak.
3
2:29:29
LC
LC
Transition
Transition
Goal
40
50
Acosta (+1) takes the quadball the length of the field but is tackled by De La Rosa (+3). Dorsey (+3) gets the quadball before any of Spicer (-1), Cascio (-1), or Mitchell (-1) do and scores.
3
2:30:34
NO
LC
2-2
Kite
T/O
40
50
Mansfield (+1) wins an exchange with Duvall (-2) while Yanofsky (+1) ensures that Duvall can’t throw back. Mansfield then looks to throw at Mason (+1) but misses, letting Mason press. He does, and De La Rosa (-3) turns it over.
3
2:30:42
LC
NO
Transition
Transition
Pos
40
50
Nellums (+2) looks to run in transition and draws a card from Mitchell (-3). De La Rosa (+1) was also in position to make a hit.
3
2:32:13
LC
NO
Transition
Transition
Goal
40
60
Mannem (+1) protects Wilkinson (+1) from Yanofsky (+1), and Wilkinson scores.
3
2:31:44
NO
NO
2-2
Box
Goal
50
60
Mansfield (+1) and Yanofsky (+1) work together to ensure that Mason (-1) and Duvall (-1) can’t make a play on quadball. De La Rosa (+2) and Mitchell (+1) execute for the goal.
3
2:33:25
LC
NO
1-3
Box
T/O
50
60
Mansfield (+3) wins an exchange with Mason (-3) and presses. Stewart (-2) passes the quadball right into the press for a turnover.
3
2:33:31
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
Goal
60
60
De La Rosa (+2) goes coast-to-coast for a goal.
3
2:34:20
LC
NO
Transition
Transition
Goal
60
70
Mansfield (+0) and Yanofsky (-1) manufacture a press offscreen (cameras -2). Mannem (+1) draw the beat from Mansfield and dumps it to Boyes (+4), who drives past Running (-1) and scores without either Curse beater getting a throw off at him.
3
2:35:43
NO
NO
2-2
Box
T/O
60
70
Yanofsky (-2) throws at a hoop defender but gets beat Mason (+2) to reclaim control for League City, though Mansfield (+1) ensures that the Curse chasers have a brief opprotunity. Spicer (+1) looks to take advantage, finding Lewis (-2), who’s shot is blocked by either Stewart (+2) or Boyes (+2).
3
2:37:06
LC
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
60
70
Easter (+1) taps out Spicer (+1) who takes him out of the play briefly with a swat. Butler (+2) uses this to drive, absorb a beat, and find Price (-3) on a cut, but Price drops the pass while being closed out on by Running (+2).
3
2:37:33
NO
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
60
70
Running (-1) can’t find an open Spicer (+1) and resets the quadball instead. Lewis (-2) shoots but has their shot saved by Butler (+1). Mansfield (+3) steals a dodgeball from Easter (-2).
3
2:38:04
LC
NO
Transition
Transition
Pos
60
70
Easter (+2) and Nunez (+2) take control from Mansfield (-2) and Yanofsky (-2) while setting up a no dodgeballs. Spicer (+2) strips the quadball from Price (-2), and as Wilkinson (+1) looks to pickup the loose quadball, De La Rosa (-3) gets carded for an illegal slide.
3
2:38:46
LC
LC
Transition
Transition
Goal
60
80
Wilkinson (+2) drives past Running (-1) for a goal, while a beat from Yanofsky (-1) comes in too late.
3
2:39:12
NO
LC
2-2
Box
Goal
70
80
Nunez (+1) and Easter (+1) win an exchange with Kneiling (-2) and Sanders Valdez (-2), setting up a press that Spicer (+2), Lewis (+2), and De La Rosa (+3) break perfectly for the score after Boyes (-1), Wilkinson (-2), and Price (-1) stay at hoops instead of marking.
3
2:39:34
LC
LC
Transition
Transition
T/O
70
80
Boyes (-3) misses in transition defended by Lewis (+1) and Spicer (+1). Easter (-3) uses his dodgeball on the play, turning it over to Sanders Valdez (+2).
3
2:40:27
NO
NO
2-2
Kite
T/O
70
80
Sanders Valdez (+1) and Kneiling (+1) do a good job at opening up space by small hoop, but none of Mertens (-1), Spicer (-1), or Tramel (-3) take advantage, and Tramel turns it over.
3
2:41:22
LC
NO
1-3
Box
T/O
70
80
Raber (+1) opens up a window on small hoop but Wilkinson (-1) doesn’t take advantage. Kneiling (+1) presses, and Price (-1) turns it over after pressure from Thompson (+1) and Mertens (+1).
3
2:41:30
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
T/O
70
80
Mertens (-1) takes the quadall the length of the pitch but doesn’t draw a beat from Raber (+2). He tosses it to Tramel (-1), who does get beat by Raber.
3
2:42:19
LC
NO
1-3
Box
T/O
70
80
Wilkinson (-1) tosses it over the hoops to Mannem (-1), whose pass gets picked by Tramel (+1). Meanwhile, Raber (-2) throws at Stroud (+2) who blocks, setting up a transition opprotunity.
3
2:42:27
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
Goal
80
80
Tramel (+3) goes coast-to-coast and dunks.
3
2:42:55
LC
NO
1-3
Box
T/O
80
80
Stroud (+2) and Kneiling (+2) win refuse to let Raber (-2) throw back his dodgeball, and then press forcing Dorsey (-1) into a turnover. Nunez (-1) looks to engage Kneiling, but she just throws back.
3
2:43:09
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
Pos
80
80
Thompson (-4) has her transition shot blocked by Hughes (+2) despite having an open Mertens (+1) by hoops.
3
2:43:42
NO
NO
2-2
Box
T/O
80
80
Mertens (-3) shoots on middle hoop and misses
3
2:44:43
LC
NO
1-3
Box
T/O
80
80
Contreras (-2) drops the quadball after pressure from Mitchell (+1).
3
2:45:02
NO
NO
2-2
Box
T/O
80
80
Mitchell (-1) and Mertens (-2) both misss Cascio (+2) open by small hoop. Mertens dumps it to Spicer (-1) who gets pressured by Contreras (+1) into a turnover.
3
2:45:39
LC
NO
2-2
Box
Goal
80
90
Elarba (-2) misses a throw but the brings down Stroud (-1). Dorsey (+2) finds Price (+2) on a great cut, and Price scores past Mertens (-1) without Kneiling (-1) getting a throw off.
3
2:46:51
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
Goal
90
90
Mitchell (+2) finds Lewis (+2) in transition for the easy dunk before Dorsey (-1)could get a head around.
3
2:47:00
LC
NO
2-2
Box
Goal
90
100
Elarba (+5) gets both Mansfield (-2)’s and Kneiling (-2)’s dodgeballs on the ground with the help of Nunez (+1), and eventually regains control. Spicer (-1) knocks down a pass from Hughes (-1), but Boyes (+3) get to it and finds Jeanlewis (+1) for the goal.
3
2:48:30
NO
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
90
100
Spicer (-3) drops a pass that is recovered by Boyes (+1) as Nunez (+1) defends control.
3
2:51:01
LC
LC
Transition
Transition
Goal
90
110
Boyes (+2) goes coast-to-coast and scores past Lewis (-1) with Hughes (+1) as a passing option.
3
2:51:52
NO
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
125
110
Pucciarelli (+5) wins an exchange with Nunez (-4) to take back control. Running (+4) proceeds to catch after SEVENTY-EIGHT CONSECUTIVE SECONDS ON FLAG RUNNER, as Mertens (-2), Tramel (+2), Lewis (+2), and Cascio (+2) just toss the quadball around without any pressure from Mason (-16). Mertens eventually turns the ball over after pressure from Usiaphre (+1) lets Dorsey (+1) pick off a passs.
3
2:55:00
LC
NO
2-2
Box
T/O
125
110
Mason (-1) misses a beat letting Curse press, and Dorsey (-3) goes for an ill-advised shot turning that is saved by Spicer (+1).
3
2:55:06
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
T/O
125
110
Tramel (-3) has the quadball in transition but is pressured by Boyes (+1) and throws it away to Dorsey (+1).
3
2:55:48
LC
NO
2-2
Box
Goal
125
120
Mason (+1) kicks one dodgeball away and grabs another to give his chaser a chance to score. Dorsey (+3) blocks a Pucciarelli (-2) beat and dumps it to Boyes (+1) who converts.
3
2:56:20
NO
NO
2-2
Box
Goal
135
120
Mansfield (+1) opens up a chance for Mertens (+3) to drive past Boyes (-1) and shoot past Dorsey (-1) before Mason (-1) can beat him.
3
2:58:16
LC
NO
2-2
Box
Goal
135
130
Nunez (+1) strips Pucciarelli (-1) of her dodgeball at the same time that Mansfield (+3) wins an exchange with Raber (-1). However, League City have a no dodgeballs and Boyes (+6) breaks a Lewis (-2) tackle, gets past Tramel (-1), and dunks on Mertens (-1).
3
3:00:20
NO
NO
2-2
Box
T/O
135
130
Pucciarelli (+1) fends of Nunez (+0) as Tramel (-1) puts Lewis (-1) in an akward position and Wilkinson (+1) and Raber (+1) force the turnover.
3
3:01:08
LC
NO
2-2
Box
Goal
135
140
Pucciarelli (-1) misses a closeout beat on Stewart (+1). Stewart finds Wilkinson (+3) who finds a cutting Hughes (+2) for a goal.
3
3:01:53
NO
NO
2-2
Box
Goal
145
140
Nunez (+2) strips Pucciarelli (-2) of her dodgeball. Mertens (+3) drives and is uncontested until he floats a shot over Stewart (-1) who is pulled to small hoop by Cascio (+2) .
3
3:02:46
LC
LC
Transition
Transition
Goal
145
150
Raber (+1) clear out a hoop and Boyes (+3) makes the pass but it’s a bit low and Hughes (-2) drops the pass. Lewis (-3) picks it up but runs right into Nunez (+1) who beats him out. Boyes picks up the quadball and scores on Mertens (-1).
3
3:05:27
NO
LC
2-2
Box
Goal
155
150
Mertens (+4) shoots and scores on top hoop over Hughes (-2) without a throw from Nunez (-1).
3
3:06:05
LC
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
155
150
Boyes (-1) drives but has a pass knocked down by Mertens (+1). Nunez (+1) beats out Mertens, and Dorsey picks up the quadball but is tackled by Lewis (+1). The ball comes out and Hughes (+0) gets there first, taking a shot that is saved by Mitchell (+1).
3
3:07:13
NO
LC
Transition
Transition
T/O
155
150
Lewis (-1) passes all the way down the field to Cascio (-1) but Boyes (+1) tips the pass.
3
3:07:45
LC
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
155
150
Elarba (+1) crashes down on beaters alowing Dorsey (+3) to drive in and score, but the goal is negated by a Hughes (-6) contact from behind call against Cascio (+1).
3
3:10:06
NO
LC
Transition
Transition
T/O
155
150
Elarba (+1) wins an exchange against Kneiling (-1), and Mertens (-1) drops a pass for a turnover.
3
3:10:41
LC
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
155
150
Dorsey (-1) misses a shot and Lewis (+1) knocks down a pass from Mannem (-1).
3
3:10:52
NO
LC
Transition
Transition
T/O
155
150
Nunez (+1) wins and exchange with Sanders Valdez (-1) and then beats out Mertens (-1) before he gets a pass off.
3
3:12:03
LC
LC
2-2
Box
T/O
155
150
Dorsey (-2) drives but is tackled by Mitchell (+1). Meanwhile Mansfield (+2) and Kneiling (+1) win control from Nunez (-1) and Easter (-1).
3
3:13:37
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
T/O
155
150
Mansfield (+1) and Kneiling (+1) set up a no dodgeballs for their offense. Lewis (-3) drives and looks to pass but it is knocked down by either Boyes (+1) or Mannem (+1).
3
3:14:42
LC
NO
2-2
Box
T/O
155
150
Acosta (-2) shoots on middle hoop and misses, while Easter (-4) gets a card for back contact.
3
3:16:22
NO
NO
Transition
Transition
Goal
165
150
Mansfield (+1) takes out Nunez (+0) and Mitchell (+3) drives in uncontested and finally ends the game.
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