Brianne REALLY outdoes herself this time

Coach Brianne steps in for Coach Brian and writes a doozy of a recap:

As this story begins, a romantic evening unfolds. With Brian and his boo of a year and a half enjoying a romantic rib-eye, red wine and a string quartet, the Oracles knew this was their night. They hadn't managed to put one away all season, but they finally knew the reason. Romance it up and victory will come!

But just in case, they had a backup plan. With the hated Triskelions backing out, fearful of the Oracles rules, a rematch was to be had with the Diamond Drifters. The Drifters were short on women and on common sense in the application of the girl/out rule, but eventually everyone was on board.

Alex hit a home run, Tim hit a triple, and Brianne "embarrassed herself in front of the new bag" with a strikeout. With an early lead, the Oracles stayed strong, and only let in 2 runs from the Drifters. Oracles went scoreless the next inning, and a return to the field led to a shout of "Martin, look alive!" which was returned with a "Paul, shut up!"

Brianne managed to do her job at Short, which she hadn't realized meant being a human target. With one catch of a pop-fly that bruised her palm, she craved more in the form of a bruised shin and bruised arm. But, stop that ball she did. Her goal? No action in the outfield.

Both teams held their own, with 5 scoreless at-bats for each. R-B owned the 5th inning with a fly-out and a double-play. Martin manned up when his boys let him down with pulled groin, and stuck it out in Right field.

The next at bat had Ali hitting right into the hole, and Brianne charging down the second basewoman (who had serious attitude, let's be honest). And at the top of the 7th, R-B ended the game with a catch that left an indentation of his glove in his hand and had the Oracles wishing they were strong enough to carry him on their shoulders as their MVP.

And the violins sang. And Brian knew in his soul that the Oracles had won 9-6. Finally.