(S11) - PT 5 - Surprising Outcomes

[Oles]

The most surprising outcome of the season for me at least was the Liberty beating the Hawks 30-14. The Liberty did not win a game the season prior, while the Hawks won the biggest game of the season in the Ultimus, and while the Liberty were looking better than their previous season, they still have glaring holes and were extremely outmatched by the Hawks. The Hawks were expected to win and win big, and no one would have thought any differently of the Liberty if they did lose to what is probably the best team in the league, however they did not back down and they took the fight to the Hawks, challenging them and putting them in a spot they aren't normally in. The Hawks were caught off guard, playing down to their competition when this game should've been won in dominant fashion, but it wasn't as simple as walking in 5-0 and walking out 6-0, instead they suffered their first loss of the season and lost a lot of momentum. The Hawks saw that game lead into another loss against the Second Line, and those two games end up having massive implications on home field advantage throughout the playoffs, as 2 winnable games were dropped by the Hawks and they end up 9-5 instead of 11-3. (218 words)