Sunday, April 24, 2022
While it was a quiet day in Camarillo, back in the Milano suburb of Legnano, our beloved Varese Skorpions were back in action trying to rebound from their first loss of the season a couple of weeks ago against the undefeated Bergamo Lions.
Varese Skorpions (2-1)
at
Legnano Frogs (1-2)
As the Frogs do not live stream their games, I would have to rely on Facebook updates this day to find out how things were going for our favorite Italian DII franchise.
The first word I finally received was the Halftime score, Skorpions 35 - Frogs 0!
That score meant two things, the Skorpions came to Legnano ready to play and there would be a running clock soon in the Second Half by all indications.
And mercifully, there was.
These two clubs play again
next Saturday in Varese
As for the Skorpions, their four team conference, Girone B, shapes up like this coming down the stretch of the six game regular season:
GIRONE B STANDINGS
1. Bergamo Lions 5-0
2. Varese Skorpions 3-1
3. Legnano Frogs 1-3
4. Verona Redskins 0-5
April 30
Frogs (1-3) at Skorpions (3-1)
May 7-8
Skorpions (3-1) at Lions (5-0)
Redskins (0-5) at Frogs (1-3)
The 2022 DII Playoffs will start with games on May 27-28.
There are currently four top contenders from the other two conferences in the hunt for good seedings in the playoffs.
In Girone A, we have the two Torino clubs, the Giaguari at 4-0 and the Reapers sporting a 2-1 record.
Girone C's two top elevens are the 3-1 Padova Saints and the surprising Isonzo Sentinels who are 2-1 after their 21-18 win over the Saints yesterday.
The 2022 DII Championship Game, the Silver Bowl, will be contested on June 26th.
The Skorpions Women's Flag
team also played on Sunday
The Skorpions Women played in their first mini-tournament at home back on April 10th defeating all three of their opponents. Those victories came at the expense of the squads representing the Bergamo Lions, the Busto Arsizio Tempeste and the Milano Sirene.
On Sunday, they travelled to Bergamo to play another three game mini-tournament against the same three opponents. The purpose of these regional get-togethers is to help determine the seeding for the eventual National Championship Tournament in June.
There are a total of 14 Women's flag teams, including the Skorpions, competing in similar mini-tournaments all over the Boot this Spring.
Although I have not heard or seen any of the exact scores, I have been led to believe that the Skorpions won two of the three games today bringing their overall record this Spring to 5-1 which should get them a good seed in the Big Dance.
Good Times!
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