Through a half-full glass, darkly

It was 24-2 to the gays (whoever designed those uniforms was straight, presumably). Our ladies defended immaculately but softball, like most sports, is a game of momentum and after some first inning miscues on the right side of the infield we couldn't get things going with the bat. Things got out of control at the end as the Raiders relaxed with a lead, but I think, despite Wednesday's solid professional performance from the opposition we should be optimistic about the return fixture. We'll be less anxious, there'll be less of a disparity in terms of quality practice between the teams, the Raiders will be pushing for promotion, one might suppose, and will have all the pressure on their shoulders. We didn't survive for the last two seasons purely because of blind luck and scoring shenanigans. That said, a brief perusal of the rest of the week's results suggests that perhaps the softball Gods are gazing down at us approvingly, in spite of our woes at the plate.

Do me proud on Wednesday. I'm counting on you. And remember:-

All I do each night is pray -
Hoping that I'll be a part of you again someday...