The Kansas City Comets continue to drag themselves down into a battle for a playoff spot in the MASL season as the league’s regular season races to its conclusion. Kansas City has won just four of their last 11 games and as other teams have picked up the games in hand that KC had, the Comets have started to slide down the table. That continued last night as they fell in Tacoma 9-7 against the Tacoma Stars. The Comets are still semi-comfortably over the playoff line, even though they’re in 5th place, they are eight points clear of 7th place Tacoma, who is tied with the Empire Strykers for the last playoff spot. The Comets don’t have an easy go of it in their final five games though as they play the first place, San Diego Sockers four times in their final five games. The other game is a home game against the second place Baltimore Blast. Things are still in the Comets’ hands, but it’s not an easy run to the end of the season.
Here are the stats and milestones from Friday night.
Comets
KC is now 4-5 this year when a KC player records a hattrick.
Ramone Palmer’s assist was his 193rd point in all competitions for KC, tying him with Bryan Perez for 6th all time on that list.
Phillip Ejimadu made his 50th appearance in all competitions. He’s the 37th player to reach that mark.
Christian Anderaos made his 97th league appearance for KC, tying him with Lucas Sousa for 12th all time on that list.
Leisa Thetsane’s 3 goals gave him 37 in league play for KC, tying him with Adam James for 19th all time on that list.
His 3 goals gave him 31 in all competitions for KC, breaking his tie with Kevin Ellis and moving him ahead of Alain Matingou and into 19th all time on that list.
Thetsane’s 4 points gave him 61 in league play for KC, breaking his tie with Matingou and moving him ahead of Max Touloute and James and into 18th all time on that list.
The 4 points gave him 66 in all competitions, moving him ahead of Matingou and into 19th all time on that list.
Thetsane’s assist gave him 25 in all competitions for KC, tying him with Geison for 17th all time on that list.
Thetsane’s and Guerrero Pino’s assists were the 24th for both of them in league play, tying them with Christian Anderaos for 17th all time on that list.
Pino’s assist gave him 24 in all competitions, tying him with James, Matingou, and Anderaos for 19th all time on that list.
KC Indoor
Ignacio Flores made his 192nd appearance in league play for KC indoor teams, breaking his tie with Tim Clark for 19th all time on that list.
It was his 216th appearance in all competitions, breaking his tie with Stefan Stokic for 18th all time on that list.
Ejimadu became the 139th player to make 50 appearances across all competitions for KC indoor teams.