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06/07/2021 12:00 AMIn Week 5 of the Deep River Horseshoe League, the top-three spots in the standings from Week 4 held true, although the Cardinals did create some more separation for first place. The league’s substitutes had a chance to get in some tosses thanks to several absences across many teams.
Unfortunately, there weren’t enough subs to go around, and so some teams had to record a blind score for the missing member. It made for some interesting scores, but there were no shortage of great performances.
The Braves’ Mike Zanelli, Sr., led the A Division once again with a high tally of 150 on the week. Mark Goodale of the Marlins had the second-highest mark at 145. Billy Beckwith of the Red Sox came in third place among the A’s with a high score of 134.
Andy Perna of the Reds had the B Division’s highest mark for the fifth-straight week with a 123, followed by a 120 from Ed Turner of the Red Sox. The Padres’ Paul Crystal put forth a high score of 107 for third-best in the B Division.
As for the C’s, Sheryl Serviss of the Pirates showed her formidable skills with a high mark of 127. The Marlins’ Karen Perna supplied the second-best mark of 112. Scott Allen, Jr., of the Dodgers posted a score of 108 for third.
Kris Toohey’s Cardinals topped Mike Zanelli, Sr., and the Giants by a score of 5-1, extending the team’s lead to 1.5 games over the second-place Reds. Even Zanelli, Sr., of the A Division shot a leading score of 150, but it was not enough to overcome the Cardinals’ attack.
Skip Robinson and the Pirates broke out of a sixth-place tie with to a 5-1 victory over John Hutra’s Cubs to move into fourth. Every thrower on the Pirates broke the 100-point barrier, marking the first time that any team has accomplished that feat this year.
Vinny Jonynas and the Tigers vaulted from a tie for 10th place into sixth place after defeating Todd Nuhn’s Mets, 5-1. Pudge Goodrich and the Reds were unable to maintain the tie with the Cardinals for first as they only were able to win over Tony Cutone’s Angels by a score of 3.5-2.5.
Following Week 5 action, the standings have the Cardinals in first place at 22-8, followed by the Reds (20.5-9.5), Marlins (19-11), Pirates (18-12), Dodgers (17.5-12.5), Tigers (17-13), Braves (16.5-13.5), Red Sox (16-14), Rangers (15.5-14.5), Angels (14-16), Mets (14-16), Giants (14-16), Cubs (12-18), Royals (12-18), White Sox (12-18), Orioles (10.5-19.5), Yankees (10.5-19.5), and Padres (9-21).
The Deep River Horseshoe League has 18 teams that feature three players of each of the A, B, and C divisions. The league plays every Thursday night on the First Congregational Green in Deep River and welcomes anyone to come watch its contests. For info, visit deepriverhorseshoes.com.
Information courtesy of Joe Heery and the Deep River Horseshoe League