Saints Esports Weekly Recap (April 14) and Playoff Preview
April 14, 2025
NJCAAE Spring Playoffs
Results from Tuesday 04-15-25
Fornite
Tuesday saw the start of post season play with both Saints Fortnite teams tackling tough opponents.
The Fortnite Green team had a marathon last night as they faced off first against Connors College. Henry Perez and Osiel Ventura traded rounds back and forth with the CC crew. The Saints finished out the set strong and won the bout 3 - 2. They then went straight on to tackle Richard Blande College in back to back matchups. The game against the RBC crew also went down to the very last match of the night. Once again, Perez and Ventura rallied in game 5 to secure the win 3 - 2.
The Fortnite Silver team of Luis Ortiz and Juan Pablo Chacon started off the night with a bye and didn't play their first match until the second round of the bracket. It was another tough, 5 full game set. Unfortunately, the Ortiz and Chacon were unable to score more than their opponents from Walters State. They fell 2 - 3 and will be done for the season.
Perez and Ventura will go on to face the same Walter's crew on April 22nd at 5:30 to determine who goes into the national finals.
Results from Wednesday 04-16-25
Madden NFL:
Landon Davis had a hard fight against Mississippi Gulf Coast College, trading sets back and forth. In the end, Davis couldn't get passed MGCC's tough defense and fell 1 – 2 on the night.
Jarrett Hogg also had close sets against Crowder College, trading games. Hogg ended up losing the set 1 – 2.
Akele Powdrill squared off against Highland Community College for the first round of the playoffs. Powdrill managed to stay up, winning the match up 2 - 1. He advances into the final four and will be playing against Mississippi Gulf Coast on Wednesday, April 23rd at 5:30pm.
Results from Thursday 04-17-25
Mario Kart:
Alexis Saustegui raced against Herkimer college for his first round of the playoffs. Saustegui and the Herkimer player traded races, but in the end, Saustegui fell 2 – 4.
Edward Rios faced off with State Tech in his best of 7 matchup that went the full distance. Rios lost 3 – 4.
Bret Lyon saw action against Marshalltown but was hampered by bad item distribution. She fell 0 – 4.
Priscilla Davis had Rose State College for her first round, easily taking down the RSC player 4 – 0. In the second round, she unfortunately fell to the Marshalltown player that took out her fellow teammate. The score was 2 – 4.
Landon Davis had a player from State Fair College. Davis easily swept SFC in the first round 4 – 0. Advancing to the second round, Davis saw a matchup against Rose State College. That race was tougher and went the full distance, but Davis came out on top 4 – 3. For the last race of the night, Davis took on State Tech and beat his opponent 4 – 1. Davis advances to the top 4 and races against Marshalltown on Thursday, April 24th at 5pm.
When matches are streamed, you can find them here:
https://www.youtube.com/@sewardcountysaints1973/streams