SUNDAYS #7 vs. PUCK HOGS:

(vol. 30S, no. 7; newsletter by h.s.)
It was a dark and stormy night.

That's pretty much what I remember about this outing. I tried to get Kevin “Murf” Murphy to write this newsletter since he played a strong game (scoring twice and assisting on another), but he emailed back that he couldn't recall enough of the night's events either. I do know we had nine Pirates (Russ was out ill) and that this was a “Battle of the Brothers” — as Glenn Farkas faced brother Bobby who suited-up for the Puck Hogs.

We took a two-goal lead on tallies by Tony and Dan DiPierro, but former-Pirate Bobby (after being stopped on his first attempt earlier in the period), one-timed a shot to half our lead to 2-1. Brooks and Murf would add tallies before the 1st period ended, giving the Pirates a comfortable 4-1 lead at the break.

Both team scored twice in the final 22:00 minutes, but gap was never closer than a pair and the Pirates cruised to their sixth win in seven games. For the final game, the Pirates will be tested against the A-division Bruins before a Labor Day break that leads to the Playoffs.

Word has it that there will be women at the next post-game “meeting.” Ralz will attempt to pay his “fine” by bringing the St. Pauli Girls that were rained-out this week.
date of game: 8.19.07