Purple Reign vs Hit Squad
The Venue: Burns Park Turf
This game will be played at Burns Park near Bar Harbor in the south shore of Nassau County. This park is seldom used but it does have the benefit of being turf. That is about the only advantage this field has to offer as it is at the southern most tip of long island and is inconvenient to get to. Additionally, expect to be dealing with wind affecting gameplay being so close to the harbor. The field does not have a fence in the outfield and anything in the gap can turn into a HR. The turf may actually be more of a nuissance as the forecast is sunny and 75. The turf will make the infield feel hotter than it actually is and will affect those who are fasting.
Hit Squad leads the league in winning percentage with a record of 6 and 2. They are beatable as they are scoring less than 9 runs per game which is second lowest in the league only behind Dynasty. However, their strength is defense and pitching as theyr are first in the league and giving up a little more than 8 runs per game. They are led Ali Najimi who is batting .700 on the season. Frank Perez provides the power numbers with 3HR and 14 RBI leading the team in both those categories. Their only 2 losses of the season came against Strike Force when they were without their dominant pitcher Wahid Omarzai.
Purple Reign come in at 7-3 and leads the league in runs scored with 123. They have a potent offense led by Ahmad Halimi who has 3HR and 17RBI on the season. The advantage this team brings to the field is their youth and athleticism. They do have a few weak spots on the defensive side of the ball as they have given up twice as many runs as their opponents with 113.
Prediction: This all depends on one man, Wahid Omarzai. If he shows up this will be a clean sweep for Hit Squad. Without him, these teams will likely split.
