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Week 3
8:00 PM | Titos Punch (H) vs Big Smasher (A)
9:00 PM | Titos Punch (H) vs Sauced Mozz (A)
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Week 3 Preview
TITOS PUNCH ENTERS THE UNKNOWN
Doubleheader schedule, widespread absences, and complete roster uncertainty headline another week of SARHL action.
FAIRCHILD PARK — Week 3 arrives with more questions than answers, which is exactly how the league prefers it.
Titos Punch will shoulder the doubleheader burden this week, opening the evening against Big Smasher before turning around and facing Sauced Mozz in the nightcap. Normally, previews focus on matchups, strategy, and player tendencies.
Unfortunately, nobody appears to know who is actually playing.
Confirmed absences have already begun piling up across all three teams. Substitutes are expected. Emergency substitutes are expected. At least one player may accidentally suit up for the wrong team and not realize it until the second period.
The only certainty appears to be that there will be at least two goaltenders.
League officials are calling that progress.
GAME 1 – TITOS PUNCH VS BIG SMASHER
BIG SMASHER LOOKS TO BUILD MOMENTUM AFTER HISTORIC COMEBACK
Big Smasher finally found the win column last week, erasing a 7-3 deficit against Sauced Mozz and reminding the rest of the league why they entered the season as favorites.
The concern for everyone else is that the comeback may have awakened them.
The concern for Big Smasher is that half their roster may be missing.
Fortunately for Captain Junior Yupanqui, his team has demonstrated an impressive ability to score goals regardless of who actually shows up. Nathan Motz continues to emerge as one of the league’s most dangerous offensive players, while the Narvaiz-Popham partnership appears to be developing into something that should probably concern opposing defenses and their significant others.
Or at least mildly inconvenience them.
The biggest unknown is always Micah Deary.
After being drafted before the draft officially began, Micah remains one of the league’s most dangerous wild cards. When he shows up and is engaged, he can dominate stretches of a game.
When not present and engaged, he becomes nearly impossible to locate.
Titos Punch enters the matchup coming off a heartbreaking shootout loss and still searching for consistency.
The good news is that Jacob Hernandez appears to have rediscovered his scoring touch.
The bad news is that he may immediately disappear again.
David Penn’s return has stabilized portions of the roster, while Brian Van Vlymen continues to produce offensively despite allegedly ignoring every instruction ever given to him.
As always, Jaiden Hernandez remains the league’s greatest variable.
Nobody knows which version will appear.
Will it be:
- Team-first Jaiden?
- Goal-scoring Jaiden?
- Turf-toe Jaiden?
- Cheese-ball withdrawal Jaiden?
History suggests all four may appear in the same game.
Key Matchup
Jacob Hernandez vs Jake Hernandez
Historically and realistically these two players are identical and in fact, the same person. We just want to know which one is going to arrive and play tonight.
Prediction
Big Smasher’s talent advantage remains difficult to ignore.
Even with absences, they seem capable of generating offense from almost anywhere.
Big Smasher 7
Titos Punch 5
Game MVP Prediction: Nathan Motz
At some point we’re going to stop calling him the Junior whisperer.
Today is not that day.
GAME 2- TITOS PUNCH VS SAUCED MOZZ
SURVIVAL MAY BE THE PRIMARY OBJECTIVE
By the time the second game begins, everyone involved will have already made several poor life choices.
Titos Punch will be starting the backend of the doubleheader.
Sauced Mozz will be arriving fresh-ish.
The humidity will somehow be worse.
And at least one player will ask why everyone keeps doing this every Sunday.
Sauced Mozz enters Week 3 sitting atop the standings despite blowing a four-goal lead against Big Smasher.
Captain Andrew Minerd has publicly maintained that everything is fine.
Privately, witnesses report he has spent the week staring at the standings and muttering to himself.
The biggest storyline for Sauced Mozz remains attendance.
Specifically:
Will Collin Iacarella be present?
Last week, his return produced five goals across two games and approximately thirty-seven reminders that he was back.
When Iacarella plays, Sauced Mozz becomes dramatically more dangerous.
When he doesn’t, Sauced Mozz is still good.
Just less terrifying.
The supporting cast continues to perform well.
Casella keeps scoring enough to justify the hype.
Merullo continues accumulating assists and evidence.
Kevin Shanahan remains Kevin Shanahan, which somehow continues to work.
Meanwhile, Titos Punch will likely be running on fumes.
The saving grace for Captain Jaiden Hernandez is that exhaustion affects everyone equally.
Some players stop skating.
Others stop thinking.
The SARHL has never required both simultaneously.
One player worth watching is Ray Ortega.
After scoring last week, Ortega enters Week 3 with dangerously high confidence levels. League psychologists continue monitoring the situation.
Key Matchup
Titos Punch vs Fatigue
One has historically been more reliable than the other.
Prediction
This feels like the kind of game that stays close much longer than expected before suddenly getting weird.
Sauced Mozz 6
Titos Punch 4
Game MVP Prediction: Alex Casella
Nobody will notice how good he played until afterward.
Then everyone will claim they knew it all along.
Quick Stats
Standings
| Team | W | L | OTL | Pts |
| Sauced Mozz | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Titos Punch | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Big Smasher | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
p = President’s Trophy
* = Clinched Playoff Berth
e = Eliminated from Playoffs
League Leaders
| Player | Team | G | A | Pts |
| Yupanqui, J | BS | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| Van Vlymen, B | TP | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| Popham, B | SM | 1 | 6 | 7 |
| Goalie | Team | W | GAA | SV% |
| Newton, T | GU | 1 | 5.00 | 0.815 |
| Rodriguez, F | GU | 1 | 5.50 | 0.784 |
| Frizzell, B | GU | 1 | 7.00 | 0.754 |
Minimum 1 games played
League News
Week 2 Recap
SAUCED MOZZ SPLITS DOUBLEHEADER AFTER TWO EXTENDED GAMES IN OPPRESSIVE HEAT
Opening game goes to shootout before Big Smasher completes late comeback in overtime.
FAIRCHILD PARK — Week 2 of the SARHL spring season delivered exactly what league officials feared: heat, exhaustion, poor decision-making, and two games that refused to end on time.
Sauced Mozz pulled double duty Sunday night at the SARHL (Un)Official Rink, splitting the evening with a shootout win over Titos Punch before collapsing late against Big Smasher in overtime.
Attendance for Game 1 was announced at 22, though that number includes several passersby simply trying to reach the pickleball courts. League auditors remain unsure how many intentionally watched hockey.
By Game 2, the crowd had thinned to one scorekeeper and a tarantula keeping a respectful distance.
Game 1
SAUCED MOZZ OUTLASTS TITOS PUNCH IN SHOOTOUT
Merullo, Iacarella and Baggett convert in shootout as Sauced Mozz survives late Titos Punch rally.
FAIRCHILD PARK — Sauced Mozz opened its doubleheader with an 8-7 shootout victory over Titos Punch in a game that featured plenty of scoring, minimal defensive interest, and a scorekeeper who openly rejected the concept of filling out the entire scoresheet.
Rick Odom suited up in net for Sauced Mozz, while newcomer Brady Frizzell made his SARHL debut for Titos Punch. Both goalies would be asked to do far too much for two people standing in sauna-like conditions on a repurposed tennis court.
The game began almost immediately much to the chagrin of one team.
Brian Van Vlymen scored just seven seconds into the contest, beating Odom before the Sauced Mozz goaltender had finished adjusting what witnesses described as a goalie jock involving tattered rope and a miniature colander. Odom later claimed the colander holes provided superior airflow. No one challenged him.
Sauced Mozz responded quickly behind Alex Casella, who scored twice in the opening minutes to turn an early deficit into a 2-1 lead.
Van Vlymen tied the game again, apparently while continuing his long-standing tradition of not listening to anyone on his bench. League sources noted that Van Vlymen may not have heard the instructions. Others suggested he simply chose peace.
Zack Merullo put Sauced Mozz back ahead at 8:08 of the first period. Having already registered a goal and confirmed his presence on the scoresheet, Merullo began quietly reviewing which additional assists he believed should have been credited to him had his passes been better.
Collin Iacarella, returning in classic Iacarella fashion because a doubleheader was scheduled, added to the Sauced Mozz lead early in the second. He later told reporters he was playing “smarter, not harder,” a statement league analysts are still attempting to translate.
Titos Punch continued to hang around.
Jacob Hernandez scored off a feed from David Penn, while Mike Mallery cut the deficit to 5-4 late in the second with one of the strangest goals of the young season.
Stationed in the offensive zone while the forwards handled defensive responsibilities, Mallery received a pass from Jacob Hernandez and redirected the puck on net with the back side of his blade while facing away from the goal. Mallery later claimed he had been trying to score on that play for 13 years.
No one believed him. It is safest to err on the side of caution on this one.
One Titos Punch teammate described the goal as “less intentional skill and more upper-body malfunction.”
Normally, a Mallery goal carries a known emotional curse. Teams giving up goals to Mallery frequently spiral into confusion, regret, and delayed line changes. Sauced Mozz, however, had Andrew Minerd on the bench. Having previously benefited from the Mallery curse, Minerd appeared uniquely qualified to guide his team through the psychological wreckage.
The third period became a survival exercise.
Ray Ortega and Van Vlymen tied the game for Titos Punch before Ashton Baggett restored the Sauced Mozz lead at 6:39. Mallery, refusing to let the evening remain normal, tied it again at 10:27 off a feed from Jaiden Hernandez.
Overtime produced almost nothing.
After 14 goals in regulation, both teams appeared to collectively decide offense was no longer worth the effort. Odom and Frizzell, already cooked by the heat, mostly relied on shooters getting tired before reaching the net.
The shootout was cleaner than expected.
Merullo opened with a goal. Van Vlymen answered with a shot struck like Odom owed him money. Iacarella gave Sauced Mozz the edge in Round 2 after Jacob Hernandez fired directly into Odom’s chest, apparently mistaking the goalie’s torso for available net.
Baggett ended it in Round 3, patiently waiting out Frizzell and giving Sauced Mozz the win.
It was not elegant.
It was not efficient.
It was, unfortunately, entertaining.
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Goal Scorer | Assist(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 00:07 | Titos Punch | Van Vlymen, Brian | Mallery, Mike | 0 – 1 |
| 1 | 01:44 | Sauced Mozz | Casella, Alex | Unassisted | 1 – 1 |
| 1 | 02:22 | Sauced Mozz | Casella, Alex | Iacarella, Collin | 2 – 1 |
| 1 | 04:18 | Titos Punch | Van Vlymen, Brian | Unassisted | 2 – 2 |
| 1 | 08:08 | Sauced Mozz | Merullo, Zack | Baggett, Ashton | 3 – 2 |
| 2 | 00:39 | Sauced Mozz | Iacarella, Collin | Shanahan, Kevin | 4 – 2 |
| 2 | 02:27 | Titos Punch | Hernandez, Jacob | Penn, David | 4 – 3 |
| 2 | 05:59 | Sauced Mozz | W., James | Shanahan, Kevin | 5 – 3 |
| 2 | 09:13 | Titos Punch | Mallery, Mike | Hernandez, Jacob | 5 – 4 |
| 2 | 11:13 | Sauced Mozz | Shanahan, Kevin | Unassisted | 6 – 4 |
| 3 | 01:10 | Titos Punch | Ortega, Ray | Hernandez, Jacob | 6 – 5 |
| 3 | 04:14 | Titos Punch | Van Vlymen, Brian | Penn, David | 6 – 6 |
| 3 | 06:39 | Sauced Mozz | Baggett, Ashton | Unassisted | 7 – 6 |
| 3 | 10:27 | Titos Punch | Mallery, Mike | Hernandez, Jaiden | 7 – 7 |
Shootout Summary
| Round | Team | Shooter | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sauced Mozz | Merullo, Zack | Goal |
| 1 | Titos Punch | Van Vlymen, Brian | Goal |
| 2 | Sauced Mozz | Iacarella, Collin | Goal |
| 2 | Titos Punch | Hernandez, Jacob | Save* |
| 3 | Sauced Mozz | Baggett, Ashton | Goal |
Penalty Summary
No penalties.
By The Numbers — Game 1
Sauced Mozz
- Alex Casella: 2 goals and an early reminder that his mystique may occasionally match reality.
- Collin Iacarella: 1 goal, 1 assist, 1 shootout goal, and confirmation that doubleheaders remain his preferred migration pattern.
- Zack Merullo: 1 goal, 1 shootout goal, 1 assist, and roughly 14 additional assists under internal review.
- James W.: First career SARHL goal. Celebration immediately overshadowed by Iacarella’s return storyline.
- Rick Odom: Shootout win. Equipment innovation remains under league investigation.
Titos Punch
- Brian Van Vlymen: 3 goals, 1 assist, 1 shootout goal, and several ignored bench instructions.
- Mike Mallery: 2 goals, including one that may have been an accident but will be remembered forever.
- Jacob Hernandez: 1 goal, 2 assists, and one shootout attempt that left the bench questioning reality.
- David Penn: 2 assists in his return to the lineup.
- Brady Frizzell: SARHL debut in net. Learned quickly. Possibly too quickly.
Game 2
BIG SMASHER ERASES FOUR-GOAL DEFICIT, STUNS SAUCED MOZZ IN OVERTIME
Motz completes comeback after Sauced Mozz shuts down late in second game of doubleheader.
FAIRCHILD PARK — By the time Game 2 began, nobody wanted to play hockey anymore.
Unfortunately, the schedule did not care.
Rick Odom remained in net for Sauced Mozz while Brady Frizzell stayed in net for Big Smasher. The decision was not strategic. It was simply determined that asking either goalie to skate to the opposite end of the rink was unreasonable under the circumstances.
The temperature had not dropped. The humidity appeared to be increasing. Attendance had collapsed to one scorekeeper and one tarantula, the latter wisely maintaining distance from the benches.
The opening period reflected the general mood.
Only one goal was scored in the first, with Collin Iacarella putting Sauced Mozz ahead at 1:18. Considering both goalies already looked exhausted before the opening faceoff, the lack of scoring felt less like tight defense and more like widespread dehydration.
Big Smasher finally got on the board early in the second under confusing circumstances.
The scoresheet indicated that Zack Merullo put the puck into his own net. It did not specify which Big Smasher player should receive credit. After careful review and no available evidence, the goal was awarded to Junior Yupanqui because the SARHL needs a little predictability in its confusion.
Sauced Mozz responded with goals from Casella and Baggett to take a 3-1 lead, but Junior answered again to keep Big Smasher close.
From there, Sauced Mozz appeared ready to take control.
Merullo scored at 7:15 of the second, then Iacarella added another just 25 seconds later to push the lead to 5-2.
David Narvaiz answered late in the second on a feed from Brandon Popham, trimming the deficit to 5-3 and quietly beginning what would become the night’s defining partnership.
The officiating, meanwhile, became its own subplot.
Communication between the officials was described as “challenging,” especially with Van Vlymen among those wearing stripes. Both teams agreed afterward that the refs were bad, though they could not agree on which calls, which period, or what sport was being officiated.
The only penalty of the game came late in the first when Merullo was assessed for slashing. He disputed the call, though in fairness, Merullo disputes most things that do not directly increase his assist total.
Sauced Mozz seemed to put the game away early in the third.
Iacarella scored twice in just over two minutes, completing a four-goal performance and giving Sauced Mozz a 7-3 lead.
At that point, Sauced Mozz made a tactical decision.
They stopped playing.
Big Smasher did not.
Narvaiz and Popham connected on back-to-back goals at 4:57 and 5:23, cutting the deficit to 7-5. The chemistry between the two was difficult to ignore. Afterward, Narvaiz was reportedly heard singing the “My Buddy” jingle while moving his chair closer to Popham’s during the postgame change.
For those too young to remember:
The comeback continued.
Popham scored unassisted at 10:35 to make it 7-6.
Then, with less than 10 seconds remaining, Nathan Motz finished a feed from Junior to tie the game at seven and complete the regulation comeback.
Sauced Mozz, which had led 7-3 midway through the third, entered overtime looking like a team that had just realized naps are not a recognized defensive system. The consensus on the bench was the missing ingredient is no one brought a binky for the nap.
Motz ended it at 1:26 of overtime, scoring unassisted to finish the five-goal comeback and hand Big Smasher its first win of the season.
For Big Smasher, the result saved the night.
For Sauced Mozz, it was a reminder that no lead is safe when the entire bench chooses to mentally enter the parking lot early.
Scoring Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Goal Scorer | Assist(s) | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 01:18 | Sauced Mozz | Iacarella, Collin | Unassisted | 1 – 0 |
| 2 | 02:05 | Big Smasher | Yupanqui, Junior | Unassisted | 1 – 1 |
| 2 | 03:57 | Sauced Mozz | Casella, Alex | Unassisted | 2 – 1 |
| 2 | 05:10 | Sauced Mozz | Baggett, Ashton | Unassisted | 3 – 1 |
| 2 | 06:23 | Big Smasher | Yupanqui, Junior | Unassisted | 3 – 2 |
| 2 | 07:15 | Sauced Mozz | Merullo, Zack | Shanahan, Kevin | 4 – 2 |
| 2 | 07:40 | Sauced Mozz | Iacarella, Collin | Merullo, Zack | 5 – 2 |
| 2 | 10:20 | Big Smasher | Narvaiz, David | Popham, Brandon | 5 – 3 |
| 3 | 02:18 | Sauced Mozz | Iacarella, Collin | Merullo, Zack | 6 – 3 |
| 3 | 04:25 | Sauced Mozz | Iacarella, Collin | Merullo, Zack | 7 – 3 |
| 3 | 04:57 | Big Smasher | Narvaiz, David | Popham, Brandon | 7 – 4 |
| 3 | 05:23 | Big Smasher | Narvaiz, David | Popham, Brandon | 7 – 5 |
| 3 | 10:35 | Big Smasher | Popham, Brandon | Unassisted | 7 – 6 |
| 3 | 11:51 | Big Smasher | Motz, Nathan | Yupanqui, Junior | 7 – 7 |
| OT | 01:26 | Big Smasher | Motz, Nathan | Unassisted | 7 – 8 |
Penalty Summary
| Period | Time | Team | Player | Infraction | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10:03 | Sauced Mozz | Merullo, Zack | Slashing | 2:00 |
By The Numbers — Game 2
Big Smasher
- Nathan Motz: 2 goals, including the overtime winner.
- Junior Yupanqui: 2 goals, 1 assist, and one charity goal awarded after Merullo reportedly scored into his own net.
- David Narvaiz: Hat trick and the early stages of a buddy-comedy partnership with Popham.
- Brandon Popham: 1 goal, 3 assists, and possibly a new best friend.
- Team Comeback: Five unanswered goals from 7-3 down.
Sauced Mozz
- Collin Iacarella: 4 goals. Finally warmed up in time to wait 3 weeks until the next double header.
- Zack Merullo: 1 goal, 3 assists, 1 penalty, and one own-goal allegation. Busy night.
- Alex Casella: 1 goal. Maintained mystique at a reasonable level.
- Ashton Baggett: 1 goal. Tepid, but present.
- Rick Odom: Was “meh” at best.
Around the Rink
Attendance Report
Game 1 attendance was announced at 22, though the number relied heavily on passersby en route to the pickleball courts. It remains unclear whether any of them stopped because of hockey or because they were confused by adults playing roller hockey on a tennis court.
Game 2 attendance dropped to one scorekeeper and one tarantula. The tarantula did not comment on the officiating, which made it the most reasonable spectator in attendance.
Goalie Report
Rick Odom played both games for Sauced Mozz and handled the workload with the quiet dignity of a man who had no better options.
Brady Frizzell made his SARHL debut for Titos Punch before switching to Big Smasher for Game 2. He was immediately introduced to shootouts, overtime, blown leads, and the general emotional damage that comes with this league.
Officiating Report
Both teams in Game 2 expressed frustration with the officiating. Since both teams were angry, league officials determined the refs were probably doing exactly fine or exactly terrible. No further review is expected.
Three Stars of the Night
- Nathan Motz, Big Smasher
Two goals in Game 2, including the overtime winner, and a major role in completing a five-goal comeback. Big Smasher needed someone to stop the bleeding, and Motz brought gauze.
- Collin Iacarella, Sauced Mozz
Five goals across two games after returning for the doubleheader, as required by his mysterious attendance bylaws.
- Brian Van Vlymen, Titos Punch
Hat trick, shootout goal, and enough offensive impact to keep Titos Punch alive in Game 1. Still not listening, but clearly still scoring.
Honorable Mention: David Narvaiz and Brandon Popham
The league may not be ready for this partnership. Frankly, neither are they.
Standings
Sauced Mozz: 2-0-1
Titos Punch: 1-0-1
Big Smasher: 1-2-0
Sauced Mozz remains on top despite its late collapse. Titos Punch stays unbeaten in regulation. Big Smasher finally enters the win column, which means the preseason favorite panic clock has been temporarily reset.
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