CLAWSON, MICHIGAN – The curious case of KP’s missing sunglasses has been cracked! For those who don’t remember, KP lost his aviators the night of May 5, during the Preseason Kick-Off. KP stumbled into an Uber carrying two cell phones, a speaker, two cell phone chargers, a single cigar, his “MAGA” hat and All-Tournament Team medal. When he woke on Sunday, all items were accounted for, though scattered all over his house like a trail of bread crumbs. However, there were no aviators.

He called and texted the Uber driver from the night before, and the driver didn’t find them. He texted, emailed and called LEG members asking if they found the sunglasses…no luck. So, a few weeks passed, and he remained pissed off about the missing sunglasses until finally he decided to purchase a replacement pair.

But then came week 5…Steve strolls up the driveway, mandingo cigar in his mouth, cooler in his hands and informs KP that he has good news that will make him a happy man. He opens the cooler and voila! The aviators somehow made it into the cooler, which is a very logical place for drunk KP to put them.

Week 5 also marked the first time LEG was played in Clawson at Coach Mike’s house. As you might expect with Coach involved, it was an all-out PARTY! We had strippers in the living room getting it on, and they didn’t leave until 6 in the morning. Ok, that’s not true, but we had 11 guys running two boards, Coach Mike’s boombox blasting bangers for the entire neighborhood, and an industrial cooler full of booze that was damn near empty by the end of the night.

The whole evening was a dark, fuzzy memory for most involved. JV could barely get in the car when his girlfriend so lovingly picked him up. KP woke up Friday morning on Barker’s couch after he and Barker closed Renshaw Lounge after leaving Coach Mike’s place.

The quality of play suffered due to the party atmosphere, with 10 of the 17 matches decided by double digits and only four matches were within five points. However, the Game of the Night was a hell of a match between Steve and Marco, and Paul and Coach Mike.

Steve and Marco dominated early, pouncing on their opponents in the third and fourth frame behind Steve’s 6-0 advantage against Paul and Marco’s 6-1 dominance of Coach, respectively. After the top half of the fourth frame, Coach and Paul were staring at a daunting 13-1 deficit.

But Paul played his best cornhole of the year over the next four frames, going on his own 15-0 run against Steve (outscoring him 16-1 in gross points), while Coach kicked in 4 points (outscoring Marco 10-6 in gross points). Marco and Steve were stunned, grasping for their momentum but instead watched it slip through their fingers. Now they were down 20-13 and on the brink of losing a game they controlled.

This game was all about runs and major momentum shifts, and Paul and Coach had to deal with that harsh reality when Marco edged Coach 3-1 in the eighth, and Steve came alive to cool off Paul with a 5-2 win. The lead was now 20-18, and Coach Mike had a great opportunity to close the game against his nephew. But Coach uncharacteristically missed all four of his tosses in the ninth, and while Marco scored only one bag, he made it count by registering a cornhole to pull off a thriller, 21-20.

Marco scored only 10 of his 36 throws in the game, but NINE of them were cornholes. Paul’s 16 gross points during the middle four frames were extremely impressive, as it also provided a 15 point net advantage over Steve. However, Paul only scored 5 gross points in the other frames, which was a big reason why he and Coach couldn’t clinch the game.

The Mushroom Stamp Moment of the week belongs to Adam, and came in game 7 when he partnered with JV to battle Coach Mike and Steve. Coach Mike had just given his team an 8-4 lead by dropping a 10-point round on JV. In the very next frame Adam answered the bell with his own 10-point round, and a crushing 10-0 win over Steve. Adam’s dominance gave his team a 14-8 lead and they never looked back, going on to win 21-14.

As if the 10-point round wasn’t enough, Adam added 6 foot snags in the game. Congratulations to Adam for earning the week 5 MSM with his impressive and versatile performance.

News and Notes:

• Barker, the Preseason Kick-Off champion, made his first regular season appearance since taking home The Cup. Despite six weeks away, he dominated week 5 with an 11.4 KPM, 60% accuracy, and a 3-1 record. He even teamed up with JV to relive their championship glory in a 21-9 win over KP and Adam. Barker immediately jumped to the #2 spot in the Power Rankings.
• KP had a nice night, going 5-2 with a 10.9 KPM on 65% accuracy. KP also posted a 10-point round against Barker in game 12, which turned the tide and helped lead KP and JV to a 21-18 win over Barker and Steve. KP vaulted into #1 in the Power Rankings thanks in part to his good night, and Marco’s stumble (7.3 KPM, who was previously #1 in the Power Rankings).
• Adam earned this week’s MSM, recorded two 10-point rounds, posted a ridiculous 11 foot snags (which is as many as the second place person has on the season), and went 4-2 with a 10.7 KPM.
• Galz finally had a night below 10.0 KPM, coming in at 9.1. That is still very impressive considering he was only 33% accurate. By comparison, Coach Mike was also 33% accurate and Paul 34% with KPMs of 8.1 and 6.1, respectively. Galz continued to hit cornholes at a high rate (0.74 per round), which kept his KPM above 9.
• Overall, accuracy and KPMs were way down compared to normal, which, as mentioned earlier, is highly correlated to the amount of partying that was done. Of the 11 players, only two (Barker and KP) were above 50% accuracy and eight players ranged from 22% – 38% accuracy.