Wednesday, June 19, 2013

Game Preview: NY Rumble vs DC Current - June 23

The most important game to watch in Major League Ultimate is the New York Rumble versus DC Current game on Sunday, June 23 at 4pm ET in Arlington, VA. This game has playoff implications - the winner secures the 2nd spot in MLU's Eastern Conference.

:How They Match Up:
(through 8 games)

:Scoring:
:History:
Rumble and Current have played each other twice so far this season; each winning one game.
May 18: Rumble over Current, 17-14. Watch full game.

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
Final
DCC
3
4
3
4
14
NYR
4
3
6
4
17
June 8: Current over Rumble, 19-17 in OT.

Q1
Q2
Q3
Q4
OT
Final
DCC
3
4
6
3
3
19
NYR
1
6
7
2
1
17

:Other Factor(s):
  • Both teams have games on Saturday. Rumble play in Boston at 7pm, while Current plays in Philadelphia at 6pm. How will teams play their Saturday games knowing the impact of Sunday's outcome? 
  • Distance to Washington, DC: from Boston, 395 miles; from Philadelphia, 123 miles. How will travel affect the teams?
  • Injuries to Mazur, Anderson and Heijmen (NYR) & Kolick and Doi (DCC) impacted the last meeting of these teams. Will they return? 

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

For weeks, the only MLU game that was going to matter for anything was this matchup of these two teams with a 3-5 record. All the other games have been pretty meaningless across the league. zzzzzzzzzzzz