stanza
slang In sports, a particular interval of time within a game or match. The score was 1-1 at the end of the first stanza. They had a chance to secure their victory in the top of the ninth stanza, but a two-run homer gave their opponents the lead.
stanza
(ˈstænzə) n. an inning in baseball or some other division of a ball game. He’s doing better than he was in the last stanza.