Hello, BFL fans. Booyah Scott with all of your Bloodlust Live highlights. Tonight's match...the Bloody Vikings! versus the Holy Terra Warriors. Booyah! The Bloody Vikings! were supposed to deliver killing blows to the Holy Terra Warriors, but the Warriors met every blow and returned them in equal measure. The Vikings could not move the ball on all but one of their drives, and this inability led to the human Warriors winning this Tuesday night match, 2 - 1. Let's check the highlights after a word from our sponsor. Booyah!
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The Warriors came out with an interesting strategy. On every play, regardless whether on offense or defense, the Warriors stacked the line of scrimmage. Nearly every player except the team's thrower lined up on the midway pitch line. The Vikings staggered their players, keeping several in reserve in case of a breakthrough at the line of scrimmage. Despite the Norse having a physical advantage over the humans, the Warriors used sheer numbers to overwhelm the Vikings. The Vikings capitalized on this "overwhelm the line" strategy during the first half by getting the ball downfield with a great pass from Bradshaw and tough running from Sven Palomalu and "Lucky" Dreizehn. The Norsemen took out the Warriors' lone opposition and powered the ball into the endzone. Booyah! Touchdown!
There were considerable groans from among the human fans in the crowd of 24,000. Of note, fans questioned why the Warriors sent three players downfield to receive when there was little chance for the Warriors to recover the ball and make the pass to them. The Warriors were outnumbered three to one on their side of the pitch, and the move left many scratching their heads. The Warriors' coach, Trott, stuck to his gameplan, and the Warriors owned the second half.
The Warriors took momentum early in the second half, passing the ball downfield and using the human catchers and blitzers' superior speed to outrun the Norsemen. The Warriors first score of the game was barely with effort. Booyah! Trott continued to exploit the Vikings' fatigue and slower footspeed. The Vikings were also hamstrung by three player ejections caused by the Norsemen attempting to kick Warriors when they were down. (The Vikings have had eight(!!!) players ejected over the course of two games.) Using their blocks selectively, the Warriors maneuvered down the right sideline for their second score. Similar to the first, the Warriors went into the endzone untouched. Meanwhile, Norse bodies were left laying at the line of scrimmage or in outmatched pursuit. Booyah!
In the waning moments of the game, the Warriors stole the ball from the Vikings and could have pushed in another touchdown. Booyah! Alas, Trott chose to sit on the ball and take the 2 - 1 victory. Vikings' coach Gavlak said after the game that, "we played better than our first game, but we've got to cause more injuries when we're the stronger team." Vikings' star, Sven Palomalu, ejected during the game, was visibly angry, severely beating several fans who berated his play. Both fans are believed dead. Booyah!
The win puts the Warriors into the W column. For the Vikings, they fall to 0-1-1 and are left with a sour taste in their mouths from being "out toughed". Booyah! Overall, a solid second game and a building block as the BFL continues its marathon to name its champion of the Bloodlust Cup. This is Booyah Scott for BFL Live! and the BFN. Booyah!
