In the INDOOR OUTHOUSE POWER INDEX I will, first of all, put the top ten teams in my STABLE. Then I will put the rest of THE HERD out to pasture (in no particular order). Finally, I will drop THE DEUCE, the two teams in the MASL that are stinking up THE OUTHOUSE.
THE STABLE
1. Missouri Comets The Comets are still undefeated after 11 games, and the last few games have been difficult to win, with the Comets fighting off the visiting Sockers, going into overtime against the Wave in Milwaukee, and then pulling out the win against a tough St, Louis Ambush. The Comets get the benefit of playing their next two games at home before going on a road trip to Mexico where they will play two game on the road, the second being against the 10-1 Monterrey Flash. Missouri plays smart indoor soccer, they have guys with speed, they pass the ball well, and they play good defense. They are an all around great team, and definitely #1.
2. Baltimore Blast Close behind the Missouri Comets are the Baltimore Blast. The Blast are also undefeated, but have played less games than the Comets, less road games, and they have a less difficult strength of schedule. That aside, I think that they are a top notch team and will be a top contender in the post season. I didn't watch any of the last game against Harrisburg, but the Blast are getting really good of beating the pants off the Heat.
3. Milwaukee Wave The MKE Wave have one of the hardest schedules in the league, and to be 7-5 up to this point is not too shabby. They have two more difficult games left in their 6 game home stand against Chicago and Baltimore before on the road to play the always dangerous Waza Flo in Detroit. The Wave's last loss to the Comets is nothing to be ashamed about, and their win against Rochester was dominate, with the Wave carrying a 7-1 lead into the 4th. The Wave play in the toughest division and will be a handful for any team they face.
4. Chicago Mustangs Five wins in a row have put the Mustangs into second place in the Central Division behind the Comets. Their next game will put them in Milwaukee fighting the Wave for the 2nd place spot in the division. They struggled offensively in their last game against Rochester, missing many opportunities to put the ball in the back of the net, while on the other side of the field Jesus Flores played an awe inspiring game in goal, carrying the Mustangs into overtime with some pure hustle saves.
5. St. Louis Ambush They may be 3 and 6, but they play in the toughest division and have only lost to teams that were ranked higher than them, and they have beaten Chicago, Detroit, and San Diego. They play good soccer under the direction of Daryl Doran, and have some really talented players on their roster. They seem to be a team that is always in the game and never really getting blown out.
6. Monterrey Flash When you look at the 11 wins that the Flash have racked up, 6 of them have come against Brownsville and Saltillo, who have a combined 2 wins, and two of them came against a now defunct team. What looked even worse was when the Las Vegas Legends, who had traveled down to Saltillo and played a game the night before, came into Arena Monterrey and beat a rested Flash team. Now they host long time division rivals in an game that could have a lot of meaning in the fight for advantage in the postseason,
7. San Diego Sockers The Sockers dropped 2 of their last 3, but are fighting to make up for it before playing a difficult final four games of their season. San Diego has been playing better soccer as a team, but are still a long way off from playing at their full potential.
8. Dallas Sidekicks The Kicks lost a bad game at home to an Oxford City F.C. team that has improved drastically since the begging of the season, but other than that, they have won 8 games with a team that has struggled to keep a complete and healthy squad on the field. This next game in Monterrey will be important for the Sidekicks, who want to put themselves in the best position possible for the playoffs.
9. Las Vegas Legends After starting the season out slowly, the Legends have quickly racked up 5 wins in a row, including a difficult win in Monterrey against the Flash, and a win in Ontario against the Fury. Las Vegas is in the hunt in the Pacific Division, which has 4 teams battling it out for the top spot, and really needs to play their best soccer in Turlock next week, where they have yet to find a win this season.
10. Oxford City F.C. The addition of Tayou, de Sousa, Gamboa, and Farias, have made a team with good players like Totti, Malloy, and Parente even better. With their win last week against the Sidekicks, and with Dallas' trip down South of the Border coming up, Oxford City has the potential to wrestle the second place spot in the division out of the hands of the Kicks.
THE HERD
Syracuse Silver KnightsWichita B-52's
Detroit Waza Flo
Tulsa Revolution
Brownsville Barracudas
Seattle Impact
Turlock Express
Rochester Lancers
Sacramento Surge
Ontario Fury
THE DEUCE
Harrisburg Heat and Saltillo Rancho Seco Ed Dravecky predicted it, and has seen it coming for a long time. Both teams are a combined 0 and 16. (insert poop joke here)
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