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It’s the last round of the season, and it may be a stretch to call this a two horse race, but only two teams have a realistic chance of winning it. The trailing team of the two, Not Bennyball but Bengenpress, helped their cause some by leading this round with 107 points.
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BL4CKnRED is still the overall leader, with 1187 points, and a 38-point lead on Bengenpress. It’s come down to those two to determine the winner. It’s a steep hill to climb though, as the largest lead that Bengenpress has had over BL4CKnRED in a single round was 25 points in round 3.
Positional Leaders
Goalkeepers
A quintet of players tied for the goalkeeping lead, as Jimmy Maurer (DAL, $9.3), Pedro Gallese (ORL, $9.0), and Steve Clark (POR, $9.2), Sean Johnson (NYC, $9.1), and Brad Guzan (ATL, $8.1) each posted a clean sheet on the way to 9 points. DCU’s Bill Hamid ($5.6) scored 7 points.
Defenders
Seattle’s Nouha Tolo ($7.4) led the defenders with 17 points on a clean sheet and an assist, followed by Aaron Long (NYR, $8.2), who paired a goal and a clean sheet on the way to 16 points. Jorge Villafaña (POR, $9.2) rounded out the top three with an assist, a clean sheet, and 13 points. The D.C. defense featured Donovan Pines ($8.1) with 8 points, followed by both Frederic Brillant ($6.1) and Oneil Fisher ($4.0) with 7 each, and Joseph Mora ($6.6) with 6.
Midfielders
Yimmi Chara (POR, $9.9) led the midfielders with four assists on the way to 15 points. Behind him were Cristian Casseres, Jr. (NYR, $7.4), with 13 points on a goal and an assist, and Nicolas Lodeiro (SEA, $14.3), who did the same for 12 points. Julian Gressel ($8.4) and Edison Flores ($6.6) both led the United midfield with 10 points; followed by Yamil Asad ($7.7) with 8 points; the trio of Russell Canouse ($5.9), Junior Moreno ($6.8), and Kevin Paredes ($5.0) with points; and both Moses Nyeman ($4.0) and Yordy Reyna ($4.0) with 4 points.
Forwards
NYC’s Valentin Castellanos ($5.5) scored a hat trick and added an assist on the way to 24 points, leading the forwards and all players. Trialing him were Jaroslaw Niezgoda (POR, $7.7) with two goals, an assist, and 16 points, and Cristian Pavon (LAG, $11.6) with two goals and 14 points. The D.C. forwards were Griffin Yow ($4.0) with 7 points, Gelmin Rivas ($4.1) with 6, and both Ola Kamara ($4.0) and Erik Sorga ($4.0) with 1.
Looking Ahead
For the final week, I’m looking at Sean Johnson in goal at Chicago, and in defense I like Antonio Carlos (ORL, $8.7) with home games against Columbus and Nashville. Lewis Morgan (MIA, $12.6) is your midfield man at home against Cincinnati, and Jordan Morris (SEA, $10.0) is a good bet at forward, at the Galaxy and home against San Jose.