Flick My Cleat defeats The Heartlanders 8-2 in Indianapolis kickball clash

Flick My Cleat turned a middle-summer checkpoint into an 8-2 win over The Heartlanders at Broad Ripple Park, using a sharp scoring edge at Diamond 3 to take command of the Summer 2026 Thursday Recreational Kickball League field in Indianapolis. The final margin was wide enough to show the difference plainly: Flick My Cleat finished its chances, and The Heartlanders never matched the pace.

The game was played June 18 at 6:15 p.m. on Diamond 3, the East Multi-Purpose Field, with The Heartlanders entering at 1-1-0 and Flick My Cleat at 2-2-0. That made the matchup more than a routine weeknight result. It was a useful measuring stick for two clubs trying to sort out their place in a crowded league, and the 8-2 finish gave Flick My Cleat a much cleaner read than the standings alone had offered.

The result also fit the shape of the league around it. CCA Sports opened the Broad Ripple Park season on Thursday, June 4, and the schedule runs through June 4, June 11, June 18, June 25, July 9, July 16, July 23 and July 30, with kickoff times listed at 6:15 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and 8:05 p.m. That framework matters because early records can swing fast in this format. Indiana Feet-ver, Dino Mite, Fishbowl, Kick, Run Drink and Ghost Runners were among the other teams already in the mix, and several had pushed to 2-0 before the June 18 slate settled in.

Flick My Cleat’s victory looked especially important when set against its opening-night schedule. The team started the summer on June 4 against Free Agents at 8:05 p.m., then returned two weeks later with a performance that moved it back toward even footing. In a league CCA Sports describes as one of its longstanding and most popular adult programs, built around nostalgia, fun competition and a social atmosphere, a result like this carries real weight because it changes how the next round of matchups looks.

Broad Ripple Park’s multi-field setup, which includes Diamond 1, Diamond 2, Diamond 3, Diamond 4 and Diamond 5, keeps several games moving at once, but this one stood out for the gap on the board. Flick My Cleat won the game by making the score look comfortable, and in a league still sorting out its contenders, that kind of clean 8-2 finish can travel.