NOVI, MICHIGAN – Week 1 of the corn hole league had a lot of excitement with 3 of the 6 games decided by 2 points or less, and JG and Joe avoiding a naked run through the Maples community when they broke a 19-0 deficit late in the game with two clutch points to get on the board. They lost 21-2, but their self-esteem is still intact.

Josh stands alone at the top of the standings with a 4-1 record in team play, and won the only head-to-head match-up this week against Joe, 11-5. Josh also flashed his ridiculous soccer skills by leading the night in foot snags with 5 (note – if you don’t know what a foot snag is, you’ll know soon enough). Overall, Josh went 5-1 in week 1, but the metrics show Barker may have been the best player last night, despite his 2-3 record. Barker leads the league in total scoring, scoring per game and scoring differential. He also found a ridiculous, yet effective pitching method that resembled a much less athletic Joe Dumars rainbow from downtown. Speaking of athleticism, Barker showed absolutely none by finishing last in foot snags with 0. In fairness, he was wearing sandals and when not pitching bags he had a beer to his lips. But I can’t make excuses for him too much longer. Use those feet bro.

JG had a dead arm early, but recovered nicely to finish 3-2 overall. Once he had a few beers and forgot about the wedding planning appointment he attended right before league play, he was dominant.

Joe finishes week 1 at the bottom of the standings at 0-4, but was victim of a 21-20 loss to Josh and JG, and also pushed Josh in their head-to-head match-up for most of the match. Joe was also way too sober to be playing, which I expect will change in the coming weeks.