The Dead Marshes Uruk-hai have closed some of the gap between themselves and the series-leading Bywater Bounders, winning 7-5 at Uruk-hai Field today. Uruk-hai second baseman Ugak *the Masher was 1 for 3 with a home run and a walk. He scored 2 runs and drove in 3. The win cuts the deficit facing the Uruk-hai to 2-1 in the best-of-7 Return of the King Series.
The Uruk-hai took a 7-2 lead in the bottom of the fifth inning. Facing Bywater hurler Thrukguh the Slobberer with two outs, *the Masher hit a 3-run home run.
“We’ll put that win in the can,” said *the Masher, “and go after the next one.”
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Thursday, November 5th , 2048.