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Fine finale for Farmer

Pig Farming Goalie ended his season, and possible his Sunday Morning career, on a high note, leading his team to a 20-14 win in Sunday's game.

The victory was a sweet swan song in an otherwise sour season for the stalwart shotstopper, who stormed off the court a month ago in disgust after his defense disappeared in front of him in a tough 10-3 loss. After the game he indicated that with a new baby due this week, he'd be unlikely to return for the Stanley Stick, if ever.

The agrarian goaltender has been growing increasingly frustrated with the roadsters' tardiness and lack of commitment, a sentiment that wasn't salved by his solid play in Sunday's win.

"I think it's pretty sad for road hockey, the lack of commitment," said Pig Farming Goalie, still sombre despite his victorious performance. "When guys don't show up, there's less at stake for the game. It's hard to stay super motivated for these games."

But his motivation hardly seemed in doubt when he robbed Kid on a breakaway with a head first save early in the game, setting the tone for his mates who responded with a responsible defensive effort by clearing rebounds and picking up their checks.

"It's really hard, especially when you're shooting on a goalie like PFG, you've really got to work hard," said Scooby of his side's scoring futility. "We just couldn't get the goals when we needed them."

"You can never count on getting a cheap one on (PFG)," said Paul One, who also returned to the courts after an extended absence. "You have to really earn all your goals and you pretty much have to be perfect to get them."

In the game's earliest moments, it was Pig Farming Goalie who was perfect, as he made a number of key saves to allow his mates to storm ahead by as many as six goals. But as rain started to fall, concrete courts slicked up, the scoring momentum shifted.

"When the courts started getting wet, the transition game became critical, and they were able to take advantage of their speed and our inability to keep up," said PFG. "It's pretty tough for the defense to turn around, and they got some fast goals."

Not enough to shake the veteran netminder from his resolve, though, as he never let the margin shrink to less than three goals.

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Posted by jaysuburb at April 6, 2008 03:19 PM