Changing times in the MAL
The Midland Athletic League long known for its fast paced style may be changing a bit.
The scores are lower and it seems more defense is being played this season. That’s a good thing because I think the lack of defense really did hurt the teams in the conference come tournament time. At least that’s my perception of things and as you might know my perception is often wrong.
Most conference teams have 3 of their 10 MAL games in the books and right now Calvert, Seneca East and Mohawk lead the way all with 3-0 re records.
Seneca East is 7-0 right now but they haven’t exactly had a very tough schedule. The Tigers have raised some eyebrows by scoring more than 100 points not once but twice although it was against Monroeville (108-96) and Bettsville (101-51). They snuck past Carey last weekend 61-60 and that makes me think they probably won’t have what it takes to run the table.
The same holds true with Calvert. They beat St. Wendelin 53-52 Friday night and their other victories are against McComb, Old Fort and Fremont St. Joseph all of which are struggling right now. They’ll host Mohawk in a key MAL showdown on Thursday Jan. 18. The Senecas’ game against Seneca East is on the road Feb. 16.
That leaves Mohawk. I think they are the odds on favorite. They have won four straight since a season-opening loss to traditionally tough Wynford. They will travel to Seneca East for their next game Jan.5. That can be a good or a bad thing. They will have had 14 days off between games. The Warriors will be either well-prepared for the Tigers or a little rusty. We’ll find out that night which is the case.
I think Carey will end up playing a role in the league too. The Blue Devils are sitting at 2-1 in the conference and lost back to back heartbreakers to Wynford (in OT) and Seneca East last weekend. It wouldn’t surprise me if they knocked off either Mohawk or Calvert, or even both.
We’ll get a good look at a couple of other MAL teams the next two nights. Unbeaten Van Buren travels to New Riegel and North Baltimore on back to back nights beginning tonight. The Blue Jackets have won three straight and if they can stay with the Black Knights they could be a spoiler in the league.
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The scores are lower and it seems more defense is being played this season. That’s a good thing because I think the lack of defense really did hurt the teams in the conference come tournament time. At least that’s my perception of things and as you might know my perception is often wrong.
Most conference teams have 3 of their 10 MAL games in the books and right now Calvert, Seneca East and Mohawk lead the way all with 3-0 re records.
Seneca East is 7-0 right now but they haven’t exactly had a very tough schedule. The Tigers have raised some eyebrows by scoring more than 100 points not once but twice although it was against Monroeville (108-96) and Bettsville (101-51). They snuck past Carey last weekend 61-60 and that makes me think they probably won’t have what it takes to run the table.
The same holds true with Calvert. They beat St. Wendelin 53-52 Friday night and their other victories are against McComb, Old Fort and Fremont St. Joseph all of which are struggling right now. They’ll host Mohawk in a key MAL showdown on Thursday Jan. 18. The Senecas’ game against Seneca East is on the road Feb. 16.
That leaves Mohawk. I think they are the odds on favorite. They have won four straight since a season-opening loss to traditionally tough Wynford. They will travel to Seneca East for their next game Jan.5. That can be a good or a bad thing. They will have had 14 days off between games. The Warriors will be either well-prepared for the Tigers or a little rusty. We’ll find out that night which is the case.
I think Carey will end up playing a role in the league too. The Blue Devils are sitting at 2-1 in the conference and lost back to back heartbreakers to Wynford (in OT) and Seneca East last weekend. It wouldn’t surprise me if they knocked off either Mohawk or Calvert, or even both.
We’ll get a good look at a couple of other MAL teams the next two nights. Unbeaten Van Buren travels to New Riegel and North Baltimore on back to back nights beginning tonight. The Blue Jackets have won three straight and if they can stay with the Black Knights they could be a spoiler in the league.
NEWSWORTHY:
Northwest Ohio Wrestling Results and Info
Findlay Courier local sports for Friday
Fostoria Review Times Sports for Wednesday
Fostoria Review Times Sports for Thursday
Lima News Thursday Sports
Tiffin Advertiser Tribune Thursday Sports
posted by --J-- @ 4:28 AM
3 Comments:
At 2:49 PM,
Anonymous said…
I have a feeling the low scores in the MAL are more due to crummy offenses than quality defenses.
At 10:56 AM,
Anonymous said…
Does that mean high scores are due more to crummy defenses than quality offenses?
At 6:21 AM,
Anonymous said…
Probably. Yes, I would think that is true.
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