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Crushes? The good news is we have figured out who the clown will be all season in this forum.

I missed the 1st quarter of the Hawks/91 game, but was able to catch the rest. Did I miss the rolling?

If 6-4 was crushing what is 6-3? Stay classy in your posting

Did 91 Roll on the Hawks? Can’t wait to hear! My money is on Hawks.

Keep the $100, go buy your coach some drinks!!!

Scores from today??

Funny how 91 dad went away.
Nice win Hawks.

Hawks parents... good game today but seriously.... how many holdbacks on your team?

Only the starting middies and two attack

But seriously, here come the excuses....

Ask for their birth certificates and you’ll be surprised. You can protest any game. They have to register with HoCo. Don’t be bitter.

Fake news sore lost

You wish, just admit Hawks are the better team

Which ones? You have numbers?

There really should be a sarcasm font to help some of you understand when people aren’t being serious.

Why is the Hawks game against Crabs at BL and not in Howard county like the rest of the league games?

Why are the 2026 crabs even on the same field as the Hawks?
Howard Co directors are slurping that cream of crab all season

I don't know about Crabs vs. Hawks but I do know that, in the past, some of the Bethesda teams have played HOCO games locally. The league just let the teams report the scores up. I know of one 2024 game between BLC and Madlax that was played at Landon. Just no real sense driving to 45 minutes to HOCO when everyone lives in the same area.

Maybe that is what is happening here?

Teams are really bunched this year. Seems like a lot of parity.

Hawks might be a slight stretch above but not so dominant that they can't be beaten in a single elimination playoff. FCA also undefeated but no one they have beaten has won another game yet. Still TBD in my book.

Maybe this shakes out a bit more but feels like goal differential may matter this season.

To beat the Hawks, FCA is going to have to play a lot better than a 4 score game against the crabs. Seriously, was FCA missing players yesterday? How did they only put up 4 goals?

Hawks play out of Annapolis in AA county and Crabs play out of BL in Baltimore County. Not exactly in the same area. This is strictly to keep this game away from people seeing it.

Driving wise, BL is much longer and more of a hassle to get to than Troy Park for an Annapolis based team. But. Hawks love playing in prestigious places, and HOCO space has become filled, so this makes sense to me.

FCA is undefeated against the Diamondbacks and Crabs. Arguably the 2 teams that have no business in elite. Beating both of those teams by a combined goal differential is 5 is laughable. I’m not saying that FCA is not deserving to be in elite, but I was expecting more. Especially with their FO guy dominating the X

I gotta give you guys credit, you did line your bags up against the fence with pinpoint precision. Team 91 will continue to roll everyone in that this year. Respect.

Hawks 2-0
FCA 2-0
Bethesda 1-1
Looney's 1-1
Madlax 1-1
91 1-1
Diamondbacks 0-2
Crabs 0-2

AYLC 2-0
Roughriders 2-0
3D Virginia 1-1
Dark Horse 1- 1
VLC 1-0-1
3D Maryland 0-2
Green Hornets 0-2
Next Level 0-1-1

Lots of lax left to play. Thoughts on the season so far?

2 games into the season, second year as a team and 1st year playing at the elite level; relax. I don't think anyone expecting them to be better than .500 but just like most teams they are building and my guess is in a few years will be a top team in the elite division. I saw them yesterday and their defense is pretty solid; offense needs some work.....maybe 2 or 3 players away offensively, not much speed and I think the weakness on offense will show up this week against the Hawks. I don't see their FO dominating the Hawks kid.

Hawks remains the team to beat in the elite division; they are strong at every position but lack some depth defensively. Team 91 is improved as has BLC; I think Looney's has taken a step back; Madlax is solid but not on the same level as Hawks and 91. FCA will be good; the gave 91 a run in their Saturday League and that game could have gone either way. Diamondbacks should be in AAA as should Crabs; although Crabs is slowly getting better; FO guy is good but their offense is non-existent. Not sure how they scored 5 against Madlax? Don't pay attention to AAA so can not speak about any of those teams.

We've played FCA 3 times in the last year, I know they've had some power on offense, that's why I was surprised they only put up 4 on Crabs. But, I understand there was not a lot of scoring in the crabs game, so the FO guy was limited on dominating possession from X. we matched up very evenly with FCA, I was just shocked they only put up 4 goals on a team we put 11 on.

Also, Hawks FO is not in the same league as FCA's, if he was they would have put have put many more goals on Team 91 yesterday. Hawks defense kept those FO losses in check with some great play. It's safe to say FCA's is the best in the business for this league. Unless he's never recovered from that leg injury over the summer.

Bingo.

I agree the FCA kid is the best in the 26 division and their Big LP FO guy is not bad either; I saw him take a few draws this year and he pretty much dominated the X as well. Those two are a nice weapon to have at such a young age. Looney's also has a nice FO kid and Hawks is much improved from last year; I thought that was a glaring weakness on that team and at least that attempted to address it. I also agree the FCA offense against Hawks this weekend will be a major issue against that defense; I do not see them scoring more than 2-3 goals.

Did the 91 middies forget to pass the ball to that attack that was rolling? Asking for a friend who forgot to come here and post today?

The wind was a major factor. It really hindered the passes to the crease. 91 will play Hawks in the county championship, with no wind, and will roll easily over the Hawks.

AAA is right where I thought it would be. AYLC is putting up big scores against AA level teams (what does that even mean these days). It’s giving us time to get the few new guys chances to get on the field and run plays. It’s been fun. Can’t wait to get on the field with RR, VLC, and NL. Those should all be really good competition.

Seriously? Excuses, excuses

Only one team is complaining about wind. Everyone played in it!!!
Excuses excuses excuses!!!!!!!

This has to be a kid. No way it's a parent.

It was April Fool's Day yesterday.

Some decent games this week:

Crabs vs. Team 91
Bethesda vs. Looney's
Hawks vs. FCA
Diamondbacks vs. Madlax Capital

Obviously, Hawks vs. FCA is the game between the only unbeaten teams. Personally, I think Bethesda vs. Looneys is more interesting. Not sure who the favorite is there. Both teams seem streaky.

My predictions.....
Crabs 3 - Team 91 6
Bethesda 8 - Looneys 5
Hawks 14 - FCA 2
Diamondbacks 6 - madlax 8

91
Looneys
Hawks
Madlax

You can take that to the bank!