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70k |
The clash between the two ADA East rivals The Darkstalkers and the Dolts saw 70,000 fans pitch up to The War Saw where the home team had never previously won the matchup. Coming into the game, the two sides had divergent results during the cross-conference week with the Stalkers crushing the 398 Legends of the ADA South while the Dolts lost a good match against the No Talent All-Stars.
The game opened with a very deep kickoff that backed the Dolts offence up, and they were unable to fight their way out of the hole. An errant pass turned the ball over and was punished swiftly by the home team with Gutter Runner Splinter taking the ball back all the way to the end zone. Splinter was again on hand for the second drive which also faltered at midfield, running in his second score in rapid fire action with Dolts star Wood Elf Catcher sitting out the match having been knocked out.
The game slowed down drastically from that point with the Dolts looking to retain possession rather than move the ball so as to prevent a bigger deficit. They were able to do so with help from a riot to wipe out much of the second half and the game petered out to a comfortable 2-0 win for the home team as they moved back to the top of the Conference and exerted their dominance over what had been a close competitor in previous seasons.
Splinter's touchdowns took him past 25 career scores.
"High" Lady Venice of the Dolts missed the game with an existing niggling injury as did Skriver of the Darkstalkers.
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