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Aces Dominate The South

Don't ask me what it is, I don't know. Is the North Division that much stronger then the South?
Three of top four teams in the league are in the North Division, those teams being Tacoma, Anchorage, and Colorado in the North, and Fresno in the South.
The Aces this year have gone 3-4-0 against their North Division opponents this year, not very impressive. They lost to Tacoma in Tacoma, have split four games with Colorado, and two games with Idaho.
However, against South Division opponents, the Aces are a whopping 7-1 against them, the one loss coming against Tucson up here in Anchorage. It was a controversial game with MANY questionable calls that may have cost the Aces a better chance to win that game.
However, don't count the South out yet. The San Diego Gulls have had injury problems, and should return to the Taylor Cup Champion team that they are. Phoenix opened their first 13 games on the road so you figure their record will get better.
And some North Division teams should decline. Colorado has had a fairly easy schedule, and are not as good as their record indicates. Tacoma can't go 15-1-2 forever, either.
Whatever happens, my bet is the Taylor Cup Champ is coming out of the North this year, whether it's Anchorage or Tacoma remains to be seen.