Doublewide vs. Sockeye: Elite-Select Challenge Men's Final Recap
Watch as Seattle Sakai and Austin Double Wide face off in the Elite-Select Challenge Men's Final for a spot at regionals. Despite some early errors, Double Wide's Asher Lance and Owen Smith led their team to hold onto a 43-42 lead. However, Sakai's Ryan Shigley responded with a break of his own, putting his team ahead by two goals. The game seesawed back and forth until Austin's Grant Harris scored the winning goal on the goal line in the final minutes of play, securing Double Wide's victory. The match was marked by intense pressure plays and lightning-quick breaks, including Sakai's Duncan Fitzgerald expertly breaking Northwest o-line. Meanwhile, Austin's Bryce Dixon dominated at the jump ball, while Sakai's Chase Cunningham capitalized on a bump pass to score a crucial goal.
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the conclusion to the men's division at this year's ESC featured Seattle Sakai and Austin double wide despite some early errors all holds to 43 when Asher Lance rips away this double wide hu the break opportunity was unsuccessful davier fat over the defense to Owen Smith for another their dirty hold lightning might not strike twice but oh Smith does he's there for another double wide goal after the bump pass Manny eert misses on a low shot gives double wide possession of the ultra star and Chase Cunningham is there to sneak one up the sideline and for the game's first break organ Alum Duncan Fitzgerald knows the thinger two about breaking Northwest o lines the Texans have a shot to take half two tw's going up for this one and it is Bryce Dixon who wins the jump ball maybe Dixon watched the Nick Lance cian re before this you know where in the opening he gets the block walks it up sends it a full fuel forehand to the far end zone yeah shades of that what a tough catch by Eli Diamond under great pressure but you know what they say about pressure and diamonds rough start to the second half for double wide Grant Harris finds space for a high release and Diamond punches in a break to put Sakai up three Spencer low fake dials in a crisp forehand to Garr Martin to compound that Advantage a commanding position for the fish they're holding him not folding him on the other end another reset to cunning ham that sets up an easy flick assist to break back and after a pair of turns for both teams Matt Chambers sends one to Fat for his second goal to keep Austin in it but Sakai didn't want any more of Austin swimming Upstream Ryan shigley up ahead to sof goov for 13 and with the backs against the wall double wide crosses the wires and content warning because Grant Harris with a fatality on the goal line that's for the game it's been a resurgent season for Sakai they are making a statement this season take down the elite select challenge the Northwest won't make it easy at regionals for more coverage of the elite select challenge in every division follow along at ultiworld decom
