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It's still Hot in Arizona, over 100 degrees! And the Scorpions aren't about to cool off anytime soon; They face Chicago Blaze on Monday night and expect to just increase the Heat.
With an exciting win (2.5-1.5) last week against the Dallas Destiny, the Scorpions play from Phoenix and use the same lineup on the first three boards as they won with in week one and week three. Using their roster depth on board 4, they keep their opponents guessing as to who they'll play each week; this week, young Nick Thompson gets the assignment.
Chicago, in second place and just behind first place Arizona in the Western Division standings, will have extra incentive as they will be looking to reverse that order on Monday night.
On board 1 Arizona's Barcinilla faces a tough battle against the Blaze's GM, Dmitry Gurevich and he will need some special luck to secure the point. Board 2 has Scorpion, Aldama as the underdog against Florin Felecan. This promises to be the most exciting game of the match with both players looking to employ some "unconventional wisdom" to win. With Rensch versus Young on Board 3 we can expect some more creative play and perhaps a time struggle due to extreme complications in the endgame. Finally, two youngsters face each other on Board 4, both having had success in past USCL games. Arizona's Nick Thompson is a slight underdog to Chicago's Eric Rosen; the result of this game seems to be a tossup and perhaps Fuzzy Thinking will be needed for a win. I expect this game to finish first and set the tone and add pressure to the play on the first three boards.
My Prediction is for Arizona to Win and repeat their last week's score of 2.5-1.5 as they remain atop the USCL Western Division standings!
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