# Match Record: Week 8 (2025-12-28)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-06 21:18:48
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-6276534162
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-12-28
- **Estimated Play Time:** 7:30 PM
- **Event:** Week 8
- **Location:** FFC Oak Park 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 11-5
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average Rated Score: 2.93)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Winner)
- **Mike Scotty** (Player ID: ZDO2LW) - Rating: 2.387, Location: N/A
- **Kyle Zange** (Player ID: RZR57E) - Rating: 3.493, Location: Chicago, IL, US

### Team 2 (Loss)
- **Luisa Long** (Player ID: VXXOL5) - Rating: 2.830, Location: N/A
- **Cliff Brady** (Player ID: KDX4J6) - Rating: 3.025, Location: N/A

## Match Prep & Paddle Recommendations
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- **Beginner & Budget**: [View Beginner Paddles](https://pickleballcentral.com/paddles/beginner-pickleball-paddles/) - High-value paddle setups to get started.