I had my first attempt at crossing something off my list. I played racquetbal with Alan, Eric, and Sean. While Eric and Sean were on their way, Alan and I played a couple practice games... or so I thought. Alan won the first in a close battle and the second not so much. Alan decided to ask me, "Do I get anything for beating YOU three times in a row?" 13 points later (in a game to 15) Alan finally scored his first point. The game mercifully ended 15-1. We then played doubles. A racquetball court is a room.... a small room... made for only a few competitors. Racquetball doubles pits two teams of two players against each other in a battle royal that can REALLY only be won by avoiding serious injury from rouge racquets and screaming racquet balls moving off Eric's racquet at speeds only Usain Bolt and Superman can relate to. The Smith Brothers started fast to a 10-0 lead. One point away from a "skunk," Eric and Sean came back with an 8-1 run to close it to 11-8. In a clutch performance resembling the days of Jordan and the Tim Donaghy refereed Laker playoff games from the early 2000's, we closed the match late with a furious run to victory. It would have been even sweeter if I could cross off "41. Beat Eric Paine at racquetball" but sadly, the intent was to beat him 1 on 1. Maybe next time...
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