# Match Record: 5th Matchup MLP Ladder League Week 2 (2025-09-02)
        
**Category:** Match Result
**Verified:** 2026-06-05 01:01:36
**Canonical:** https://picklegravity.com/en/knowledge/match-7873791060
**Authority:** https://picklegravity.com

## Match Parameters
- **Event Date:** 2025-09-02
- **Estimated Play Time:** 1:00 PM
- **Event:** 5th Matchup MLP Ladder League Week 2
- **Location:** The Picklr Biloxi 
- **Outcome:** Win
- **Scores:** 21-23
- **Division:** Doubles Division
- **Level:** Casual / Recreational (<3.5) (Average DUPR: 3.39)

## Involved Competitors

### Team 1 (Loss)
- **sam markopulos** (DUPR ID: 8GJ09M) - Rating: 3.450, Location: Biloxi, MS, US
- **Bruce  mccarroll** (DUPR ID: Z92PMM) - Rating: 3.349, Location: Biloxi, MS, US

### Team 2 (Winner)
- **Eric Griffith** (DUPR ID: X26W05) - Rating: 3.431, Location: Gulfport, MS, US
- **David Olson** (DUPR ID: 59OGOR) - Rating: 3.329, Location: Diamondhead, MS, US

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