ML 29 is one of stronger classes while ML 28 isn't. But the 28s would pummel 29s in a head to head game.
ML 29 is one of stronger classes while ML 28 isn't. But the 28s would pummel 29s in a head to head game.
MadLax 2029 is dominant and 2028 is not, that is true. But come to think of it, all the MadLax teams above 2029 seem to be in decline. Is there a single one that is doing great in its class?
The Madlax 2028 team won NAL and NLF this summer. They beat all of the teams in the top 5, went something like 35-5. Hardly in decline, unless you count the fall when they were down half their team to football and injury.
Things do start to change in 7th grade as puberty starts to hit.
Actually I do count the fall, because all teams play with depleted rosters in the fall, and Madlax did substantially worse than others. Their over-reliance on one player and general lack of depth was exposed. for example, most top 20 teams at this age carry two goalies, but MadLax has been unable to recruit a second one and it caught up to them. I also factor in their under-performance in HoCo, and the trajectory of the ML 2026 and 2027 teams and seeing the parallels. The 2027 team has dropped from where it was a couple of years ago, and parent coaching is the main reason; parent coaching works fine through 6th grade, but not in middle school. If MadLax 2028 were a stock, smart investors would have sold 6-12 months ago.
