“The start of the game was intense. Most hits resulted at depitching. Before the teams blinked, 4 players (2 of each) were off, and the trend continued. Luckily they were mostly KOs and BHs.
The Sharks advanced, but the cage corners were hit, and finally they had to score. Patriots had 4 turns to equalize, which they did after some serious pressure by sharks. The solution was a chainpush. Probably not expected move, but it worked wonderfully.

The 2nd half, the Pats set up a 2 turn score, but Sharks were again all over the place, blocking any scoring chances. There was nothing else to do, but to grind through. Patriots tried to set up a score in turn 3 and 4, but they failed. Also due to a misclick the ball needed to be handed over to Bortles to protect it. Those factors combined made it clear this must be a 2-1 grind, and not a high scoring affair like against Griffins. Luckily, the team knew how to execute, and managed to secure the winning score.

Fun facts of the game: Winston and Blake spent most of the game in the KO box. They slep through the pause between the 2 halves missing team meeting, warmup, and the start of 2nd half alike. I think it is time for the conditioning work in the very first post-game practice. And i know who will lead the charge, and do extra reps!”