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Lak Attack and mates weather storm, comeback

With the rain pouring down and the concrete court slicking up, Lak Attack and his mates had to weather a storm of a different kind to eke out a 20-17 win in Sunday's game.

Seemingly well on their way to an easy victory with an 18-12 lead, the star centerman and his wingers suddenly lost their scoring touch. Long shots that earlier whizzed past Twizzler's pads were now being devoured by the stand-up shotstopper, hopeful blasts from the corner trickled harmlessly into the keeper's outstretched trapper.

Emboldened and fortified by the resurgent play of their rearguard, Doo and the Colonel started to find their range at the other end of the court.

"I think a big part of that was Twizzler picked up his play," said Doo. "When you try and get streaks going and then you get a couple of goals against you, you can't get any momentum going, so we had to put the pedal to the metal."

And when they faltered Beetle Boy and Nibs prowled the point to cash in the garbage. The six-goal deficit diminished to a one-goal nailbiter.

"They just hung in and hung in," said Lak Attack of his ferocious foes. "We had to pick up our play and it took us a little while to catch our legs at the very end."

The veteran forward could see the fear in his mates' eyes as their advantage disappeared. So he took control to turn the tide.

"I think we woke up once they got to 17," said Lak Attack. "We really needed that 19th goal and then we felt a little bit better."

So much so, the wily veteran Living Legend spotted his opportunity when Twizzler failed to cover the near post as he corralled the evil orange plastic ball behind the net; his wrap around trickled just over the goal line.

"That was great," said a relieved Lak Attack.

"I think we just ran out of gas at the end," said Doo. "They got a couple of lucky bounces at the end. It's always tough to lose a game like."

Posted by jaysuburb at March 7, 2010 06:13 PM