Week 8 marks the final week of the first half. Last week the American League took the edge over the National League 4-1 in matchups with Tormenta the only team in the National League to pull off a victory. That victory propelled them into first place as Lightning suffered a second straight disappointing defeat. Before the start of outer-divisional matchups began in Week 6 Lightning was in command of the division lead. Now after two straight losses they face a tough matchup against a 328's team that has been very steady the past four weeks, scoring over 100 points in all of them. Lightning is averaging just 68 points per game the past two weeks (compared to 115 ppg in Weeks 1-5). In other Week 8 matchups, A II P goes for a fifth consecutive victory as they face an H team that at 1-6 is nearing must-win territory. A II P has not lost to a National League opponent since Week 10 of 2011 (the opponent was H); The Tomcats are seeking their first October winning streak since Week 8 2010 as they face a Tormenta team that has not lost in October since that same week (8, 2010); The 69ers have scored over 100 pts in four of the last five weeks, but only have two wins to show for it. Next they face a Lake Show team that has lost four of the last five weeks; United enters the week off it's best two-week stretch of the season against an O's team entering off it's worst two-week stretch (after it's own best two-week stretch in Weeks 4 and 5).

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