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Monday, November 2, 2026Vol. IX, No. 3Week 3

Benny snaps five-game skid against JTroy

Wurm's losing run against KG ends at three, and Dstelle is unbeaten no more

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Benny had lost five straight to JTroy until this week, when a 140.54 to 122.32 win finally ended the skid. JTroy still leads the series 7-2. It was Benny's best score since 2022.

Wurm beat KG 123.88 to 93.18, ending a run of three straight losses in the series. The series is now even at 5-5. Elsewhere, Dstelle's unbeaten start is over: RC, who came in at 1-1, won 146.26 to 143.9.

Cole is the last unbeaten team, at 3-0. None of it came cheap. Cole's opponents are a combined 5-1 against the rest of the league. It is Cole's first 3-0 start in seven seasons in the league. At the other end, Muench is still looking for a first win at 0-3. It doesn't get easier, with Cole, Dstelle and JoeMazz (a combined 6-3) up next. Muench hasn't started 0-3 since 2023.

Results

The Games

Closest game

LilBuck slips past Muench

LilBuck1-2115.14Muench0-3114.04

LilBuck moved to 1-2 with a 115.14 to 114.04 win over Muench. That makes the all-time series 3-3, dead even.

Upset

RC knocks off Dstelle

RC2-1146.26Dstelle2-1143.9

Defending champion RC beat Dstelle, 146.26 to 143.9. RC has won the last two meetings, though Dstelle still leads the series 3-2.

Benny downs JTroy

Benny2-1140.54JTroy2-1122.32

Two-time champion JTroy fell to Benny, 140.54 to 122.32. Benny and JTroy are both 2-1 now.

Cole handles JWall

Cole3-0121.0JWall2-192.02

JWall fell to Cole, 121.0 to 92.02. Cole leads the series 5-2 all time. The loss drops JWall to 2-1.

Wurm finally gets past KG

Wurm1-2123.88KG1-293.18

Two-time champion Wurm moved to 1-2 with a 123.88 to 93.18 win over KG. KG falls to 1-2.

mblackburn beats JoeMazz going away

mblackburn1-2124.14JoeMazz1-285.88

2023 champion mblackburn handled JoeMazz, 124.14 to 85.88. JoeMazz had won their last meeting, in week 2 last season, and still leads the series 4-2. mblackburn and JoeMazz are both 1-2 now.

Top score

Shep runs past GHat

Shep2-1147.08GHat1-2104.24

Shep moved to 2-1 with a 147.08 to 104.24 win over GHat. Shep now leads the all-time series 6-5. The loss drops GHat to 1-2.

The table

The Standings

Standings
TeamW-LPFStrkPower Playoffs
1Cole3-0450.12W3
2▲RC2-1464.32-
3▼Dstelle2-1411.98-
4▼JTroy2-1389.1-
5▲Benny2-1381.4W2
6▲Shep2-1377.32W2
7▼JWall2-1340.1-
8▲Wurm1-2352.74-
9▲mblackburn1-2341.2-
10▼GHat1-2334.94-
11▼JoeMazz1-2319.14L2
12▲LilBuck1-2307.74-
13▼KG1-2296.74L2
14Muench0-3285.88L3

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