[lenny8]

868 and 1018 were both finalist at Buckeye as the #2 alliance, and lost to 1747 in the finals. All three teams should be factors again at Purdue. 868's small capacity will hurt them when playing against some of the bigger dumpers, but if they drive well they may be an attractive partner to any team that wants to funnel a majority balls to one scoring machine (like 254, 148, and others have done). 1747 is one of two teams at this event who didn't lose at their previous event, and their shooter is likely to be the shooter at the event. While one or two of these teams should be in the semi-finals, it would be difficult for any to knock off 111, 234, or 45.