The Warpstone Munchers skitter-skattered past the upstart Holy Terra Warriors during the opening weekend morning game. Both teams played tentatively, searching for weaknesses and hitting each other to cause weaknesses. In the end however, the Skaven outraced the Humans to the endzone en route to a 2 - 1 victory.
The tone of the game was set midway through the first half when the ball went bouncing throughout the Munchers half of the pitch. The Warriors' blitzers ran through the line of scrimmage to grab the ball and make a break for the endzone. No sooner than the ball was in hand, the Munchers swarmed over the humans. A general scrum ensued. Bodies went flying. The ball went bouncing, and eventually, the Munchers' "Fumbles" Snicker Snik darted out of the pile, launching the ball downfield. A great grab by Spittle Skank, and the Munchers were off to the races. By the time that the Warriors peered out of the body pile, the Munchers had scored.
The remainder of the half was scoreless, but the second half showed some excitement. The human Warriors used their brawn to force the ball down field. Tying up the Munchers on the lin of scrimmage, the Warriors ran the ball in with 1/3 of the game left. The Munchers were not to be outdone, though. Working together, the Skaven worked the ball downfield, running past the Warriors and lobbing the ball over head. With time expiring, the Munchers slid into the endzone to take a 2 - 1 lead. With only the kickoff left, the Warriors tried a few quick moves of their own, but found that the Munchers had tied their blitzers' shoelaces together. Down went the racer, and out came the ball. Turnover and game over.
Neither team exited the game with many injuries, and both teams did not live up to their potential. If one thing is for certain, the crowd of 24,000 left satisfied, but that may have been the result of several overzealous Trolls that began roasting the goblin vendors...literally...in their section. Next time, the Holy Terra Warriors and the Warpstone Munchers won't be as cautious...and then today's sprint will become a marathon!
