From the press box at Peach Garden, where the flowers stayed in bloom but Karl's pitching staff wilted by the third inning, The Dealmaker's club delivered the kind of afternoon that managers frame and hang in the clubhouse. Ryan dismantled Karl 11-0, and the margin somehow undersells how thoroughly the visitors owned every inning of this one. It started early and never relented. Ryan put up a run in the first, three more in the second, and by the time the fourth-inning four-spot landed, the contest had quietly stopped being a contest. The final ledger: 21 hits for Ryan against 6 for Karl, a lopsidedness that read less like a box score and more like a confession. The headliner on the mound was Boo, who earned Game MVP honors and refused to give an inch over six innings of work. Nine strikeouts, six hits scattered, and a goose egg in the earned-run column — the sort of line that makes a translucent pitcher look downright opaque to opposing hitters. Boo's command set the tone, and the offense made sure he never had to sweat the lead. King Boo did the heavy lifting at the plate, going 3-for-4 with four runs batted in, while Toad (Purple) and Magikoopa (Red) each chipped in three-hit afternoons of their own. Karl's staff, by contrast, had no answers. Starter Shy Guy (Red) was tagged for eight earned runs and 14 hits in just 3.1 innings before Mario came on in relief and surrendered seven more hits and three runs across 2.2 frames. Karl's own bats managed only a trio of singles from Mario and the Luigis, none of which found the scoreboard. League officials confirmed the result drops Karl to 0-5 on the season, still searching for that first win, while Ryan climbs to 4-3 and holds firm in fourth place. Up top, the BIG CITY BANGERS (5-1) and Andre's undefeated 4-0 club remain the names to chase. A tidy day's work for The Dealmaker, and a long ride home for everyone in red. — Inky the Blooper