Rotsouls' First Tournament

Match 2: Wreck It Raph

Starring!
The Rotting Elves of Athel Loren!
Featuring!
The Well-Trained Noble Rats of Various Clans

The day dawned, and the sun gleamed wetly through an overcast sky. The dryads were drinking well, while Big Horn was frolicking in the puddles. Jasmine Voudime was probably complaining about "'ow awful zer wezzer down 'ere is". The crowd was subdued, huddling under the huge leaf-pavilions of the Rotsouls' home pitch. As the visiting team, the Rats were able to attract the services of The Showstopper. All was quiet as the teams lined up for the first drive...

The game started with the Rats receiving, and though they featured a couple of beefy-looking players, the sylvan wall of wooden strength shouldered them right off the line of scrimmage. The pouring rain proved another problem when the ball landed deep backfield, allowing the elves- with the help of Jasmine's spellweaving- to slip through a hole in the line left by a confused Rat Ogre. However, nature failed to take a side, and the elves failed a crucial pickup, allowing the Gutter Runners to sprint to safety. In the meantime, the Showstopper's chainsaw was suspiciously gentle, misfiring multiple times- eventually, though, he managed to swing and hit Daleyza Efari, the star shadowdancer, who was rushed off immediately to the team's druid. The refereee called for a time-out at the very last moment, but the elves whiffed it with a series of 1s- not helped by the still pouring rain. The chaos of this first drive left the rats limping into the second half down a few players, but up a touchdown.

The second half started with most of the dryads deciding that the beautiful downpour was much more interesting than the game, and rooted stubbornly in place. However, the runner who slipped through was punched- hard- by Daleyza, and Ko'd. The elves strolled fairly sedately up the pitch, confident in their player advantage, and scored early, hoping to push for the win...
The rats were down to about half a team by this point, and the ref saw fit (fairly) to push the clock on a turn. Suddenly, the game was a lot more tense. The rats sprinted down the north side of the pitch, leaving a gutter runner deep with the ball, ready to hike it upfield next turn. The sylvan team swarmed those three lonely rats, Jasmine sprinting toward the far-back gutter in hope to score.
However, the lightning-quick Gutter made a dash past Jasmine to the south sideline of the pitch, leaving just one Rotsouls player in reach- the final unrooted dryad, Wasp. He failed to knock the ball carrier down, but when the runner went for that final 100yd dash, they failed with a double-1 at the final, easiest, dodge.

The Rotsouls' second match ended in a nail-biting tie, and once again the elves have brought the Blood to Blood Bowl, brutally bashing both opponents into the soft spring grass. What will the rest of spring bring? Find out, in the Rotsouls' next match!