They battled ‘til just before dinner, when Red finally broke through with 3 runs in the last inning to come from behind and put Red back ahead. It looked like the day could end that way as the Freshmen Baseball game seemingly became a twilight affair. Then Gray served and volleyed their way to claim Tigers Tennis, once again drawing even. Over in the Hockey Rink, the Red Stars swept a pair of games and regained the lead.

Then in Cubs Soccer, little Jakey made 2 key saves late to preserve Gray’s 1-0 victory in Game 1, then his teammates won Game 2 handily to secure the point for Gray. In a Lacrosse doubleheader over on the Hejduk, the first game ended in a tie, so the 2 nd one was played with the Sophs Lax point up for grabs. WOW! A bit later, 8 golf matches were complete with each team claiming 4 wins, halving Juniors Golf. And when the Gray Juniors quickly swept through two Bocce matches in the Garden, the score was tied…. Waterfront events were now all done, so all the courts and fields were humming with action all afternoon. Only a half-point now separated the teams as they headed to lunch and Songs and Cheers practice. Moments later on the bunkline field, after Red had staged a miraculous comeback of their own late in the 4 th to grab their first lead of the game with under a minute to go, Gray used 5 plays to go 70 yards, scoring on a 1-yard plunge with less than 10 seconds left to send the Gray faithful to delirium.

On the Rec Hall field, down 2 scores at halftime, Gray used some creative razzle-dazzle plays to score 3 late TDs in their come-from-behind win. Since most other contests were decided, the participants from all other Divisions surrounded the two Cubs Football games as the 4 th quarter clock wound down in both games. Our Cubs seem to take every event down to the final whistle, and these “gridiron classics” were no different. The clock ran out as he crossed for the 17 th time, leaving us with the first Waterfront tie in many years, splitting Freshmen Waterfront.Ī spirited Gray buzz began to simmer when word of their wins in Stars Golf and Bocce spread through camp and was ready to erupt, when the Gray Juniors won Softball down on the Fred Pierce Field.Īnd erupt they did, due to the morning’s most thrilling contests – of course, again involving our littlest guys. Three events in, and still no change – Red remained in command.ĭown at Trickey, another ski-off (timed wake-crossings) was needed to determine the winner – except this time we couldn’t declare one as the last skier needed to cross the wake successfully 18 times for a win. The Sophomores covered both the Sky I and II Tennis courts and showed us again how evenly matched they have been throughout this Color War – today was no different, as they split the Tennis point. Tigers Lacrosse was the first result in, where Gray made short work of Red and an early move upward, but Red quickly stalled the rally by winning a very well-played Seniors Soccer game over at Sky II, 2-0. He promised better results if they remained patient, focused and continued to put it all on the line. But Captain Aiden squelched any dejected thoughts derived from looking up at the top, oozing confidence as he pushed his guys to build on the momentum gained late yesterday. This group could have been downtrodden from two tough days with not-so-great results. He cautiously warned that there’s still a long way to go. Captain Coop implored his guys to continue to “go for the gold” – to play their hearts out and to try to build this lead even bigger. They’ve held the lead for the better part of the last two days, although still a bit tentative.

This morning’s “psych-up” meetings told the story….įor Red, it was a real chance to separate themselves enough to alleviate any potential pitfalls from tonight’s critical Songs and Cheers competition. The weather could not have cooperated better, bringing us maybe the most spectacular day of the summer. As we moved past the halfway point, the significance of Day 4 cannot be overstated.

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