BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN – It’s been a bit of a sleepy start to the 2025 season with the calendar showing mid-May, yet the LEG schedule is only on week 2. The positive aspect of Mother Nature’s inability to cooperate is the cornhole demand she helped create. Eleven gentlemen rolled into Beverly Hills for an early season showdown, the majority of which threw as if it they were in midseason form – eight of the 11 players posted KPM of 15.0 or higher.
Of all the players, JV was arguably the most lights-out, going 6-2 while posting an 18.1 KPM.
JV has steadily ascended the Power Rankings since the middle of the 2024 season after battling a multi-year period of stagnation. Whether mental or physical/mechanical, JV conquered whatever was holding him back and is now on a mission to re-establish himself as a top tier player in this league.
Pick any statistic, JV was a top-3 player this week: 5.7 points per round (“PPR”), 76% toss accuracy, 1.3 cornholes per round (“CPR”), or 18.1 KPM. Yet most impressive was his +6.9 scoring differential, the best of the week, meaning he helped lead his teams to victory by an average of 6.9 points per game.
JV’s greatest highlight of the night occurred during Game 19 with his team holding a 17-13 lead. Dan G. tried to muddy the board with blockers, hoping to steal a few points for his team. This wasn’t JV’s first rodeo – knowing there was no way Dan G. could block the hole, JV opened his tool box and utilized his favorite shot…the airmail. JV drained consecutive airmails to cap a 12-point round, and Dan G. failed to clean-up his own laundry. JV closed the game with a 12 – 2 round, giving his team a 21-13 victory.
GAME OF THE NIGHT
The Game of the Night takes us to Game 9, featuring Roger and Mike V. against Matt H. and Mike R.
Mike R. and Matt wasted no time, sprinting out of the blocks for a 9 – 0 lead after only two rounds. Roger quickly stemmed the tide in the third round by scoring four points. Those four points sparked a 17-3 run for Roger and Mike V. over the next eight rounds, giving them a 17 – 12 lead. Mike V. posted eight of the 17 points during that stretch, while Roger logged nine points.
Over the next six rounds the teams washed three rounds, while Mike R. ham-and-egged his way to a single point in two of those rounds. Matt finally helped his team break free with a 10-6 advantage in round 17, giving his squad an 18 – 17 lead.
After consecutive washes in rounds 18 and 19, the Mikes squared off in clutch time. Both players had five points after three bags. Mike R. slid his fourth bag into the hole to sit on eight points for the round, which required Mike V. to score on his fourth bag to keep the game alive.
Mike V.’s fourth bag channeled too much adrenaline and caromed off the back of the board, giving Mike R. and Matt a 21 – 17 comeback victory.
After falling behind 17 – 12, Mike R. and Matt closed the game on a 9-0 run. The crazier part about how they closed the game is they did it over EIGHT rounds – how they stymied their opponent for eight consecutive rounds is beyond me. But, it is perhaps one of the most clutch, defensive performances we’ve seen in a long time.
MUSHROOM STAMP MOMENT
You might be asking how JV’s airmail-induced 12-2 round isn’t the Mushroom Stamp Moment (“MSM”) of the night. That’s a fair question. Yet this week’s MSM is a little unconventional – for the first time in history, two players earn the Mushroom Stamp Moment of the night. In Game 21 Mike V. and Matt H. played head-to-head and threw unbelievably. 
Matt H. threw an 8.0 PPR and did not miss a bag off the board during the game, scoring on 16 of 16 bags thrown. Now, consider that Matt’s statistics weren’t good enough to win the head-to-head with Mike V.
Mike threw an 8.25 PPR and scored on 15 of 16 bags thrown, including nine cornholes.
Congratulations to both players! These two deserve this week’s MSM for their elevated play in a tense, high-level face-off.
This week’s box score is below.
Week 2 Box Score
| Week 2 Power Rank | Name | Week 2 Wins | Week 2 Losses | Week 2 Win % | Week 2 Saves | Week 2 Chokes | Week 2 Comebacks | Week 2 KPM | Week 2 Gross Points Per Round | Week 2 Toss Accruacy | Week 2 Cornholes Per Round | Week 2 Cornholes | Week 2 Cornholes Per Game | Week 2 Gross Points | Week 2 Gross Points Per Game | Week 2 Points For | Week 2 Points Against | Week 2 Points For Per Game | Week 2 Points Against Per Game | Week 2 Point Differential | Week 2 Foot Snags |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KP | 6 | 3 | 67% | 4 | - | - | 25.1 | 7.7 | 87% | 2.1 | 114 | 12.7 | 416 | 46.2 | 167 | 115 | 18.6 | 12.8 | 5.8 | 0 |
| 2 | Roger | 5 | 3 | 63% | 3 | - | - | 19.7 | 6.1 | 76% | 1.5 | 80 | 10 | 319 | 39.9 | 129 | 118 | 16.1 | 14.8 | 1.4 | 0 |
| 3 | JV | 6 | 2 | 75% | 5 | - | - | 18.1 | 5.7 | 76% | 1.3 | 64 | 8 | 274 | 34.3 | 140 | 85 | 17.5 | 10.6 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 4 | Matt H. | 7 | 2 | 78% | 5 | - | - | 17.4 | 5.6 | 82% | 1.2 | 62 | 6.9 | 302 | 33.6 | 165 | 111 | 18.3 | 12.3 | 6.0 | 0 |
| 5 | Mike W. | 5 | 3 | 63% | 3 | - | - | 17 | 5.4 | 76% | 1.2 | 65 | 8.1 | 297 | 37.1 | 152 | 115 | 19 | 14.4 | 4.6 | 0 |
| 6 | Turley | 5 | 4 | 56% | 3 | - | - | 15.7 | 5.1 | 83% | 0.9 | 55 | 6.1 | 313 | 34.8 | 149 | 132 | 16.6 | 14.7 | 1.9 | 0 |
| 7 | JG | 2 | 5 | 29% | 1 | - | - | 15.6 | 5 | 73% | 1.1 | 45 | 6.4 | 215 | 30.7 | 83 | 124 | 11.9 | 17.7 | (5.9) | 0 |
| 8 | Dan G. | 1 | 6 | 14% | - | - | - | 15.3 | 5 | 77% | 0.9 | 46 | 6.6 | 243 | 34.7 | 87 | 142 | 12.4 | 20.3 | (7.9) | 0 |
| 9 | Mike V. | 2 | 6 | 25% | 2 | - | - | 14.1 | 4.6 | 73% | 0.8 | 38 | 4.8 | 207 | 25.9 | 79 | 134 | 9.9 | 16.8 | (6.9) | 0 |
| 10 | Mike R. | 3 | 5 | 38% | 1 | - | - | 13.1 | 4.2 | 64% | 0.8 | 40 | 5 | 202 | 25.3 | 104 | 138 | 13 | 17.3 | (4.3) | 0 |
| 11 | Canada | 2 | 5 | 29% | 1 | - | - | 11.6 | 3.8 | 57% | 0.7 | 33 | 4.7 | 169 | 24.1 | 89 | 130 | 12.7 | 18.6 | (5.9) | 0 |