Greetings Fright Night Fights fans,

The Wood Elves of the Dancing Hippies handed the Waldenhof Bloods their second loss in a row last night – 3-1. The game saw the Hippies use their superior speed and the excellence of their passing play to put three TDs on the score board, and use the agility and ball stripping ability of the Wardancers to restrict the Bloods to just a single TD.

It was a game with its ups and downs – the vagaries of Luck (and Blood Lust) saw the Vampires struggle to score their only TD, but the fickleness of fate also deprived the Wood Elves of an even larger winning margin. Electing to receive the Hippies lost no time in placing a receiver in the End Zone and moving the ball three quarters of the length of field to place it in his hands. The ability of the Wardancer Sparkles to rip the ball from hands of whoever was holding it meant the next drive was a series of scrappy scrambles for the ball until Ubour Dachnavar finally managed to scoop it up, dodge clear and push himself for a few extra yards of speed to cross the line for the Bloods only TD. With not much time left in the half, the restart saw Vampires constructed a tight cordon across the field – but the insatiable appetite of the Vampires kicked in leaving a hole just big enough for Sparkles to dash through and score the Hippies second.

The second half began with a Hippies blitz that placed immediate pressure on the Bloods. Sparkles then pulled off the play of the day dodging, leaping and pushing herself to the limit to not only strip the ball loose but knock down the Vampire carrying it. The superior speed of the wood elves allowed them to flood players in the back field and eventually get the ball over the line for a third time.

The restart began, remarkably enough, with bright, almost blinding light, issuing forth from the crypt stadiums many candles – conditions that played havoc with both teams attempts to pass the ball. The Vampires again received the ball and it was again stripped from their hands. Nevertheless, they regathered and seem set to dash up the middle in a relentless drive towards the End Zone. But hunger of the vampires again intervened as Lugat Nachtzehrer paused for quick bite. Although the drive continued the unscheduled pause had been enough to allow a gang of defenders to chase down Nachtzehrer and knock him to the ground – and, but for a wayward pass in the bright lights, the Hippies were unlucky not to score a fourth TD in the final seconds of the game.

All in all – a great game for Luke and the Hippies. I don’t know if any of you realise how hard it is play against Wood Elves :) For the Vampires – a far less memorable encounter that has the Bloods fans raising serious questions about the management and coaching of the team.

Dave
(aka Axebreaker)