Wednesday, October 2nd, 2052
With left fielder Zaghbub the Ugly leading the charge, the Erebor Eagles got a road win over the Rivendell Royals, 11-5, in Game 1 of the Hobbit Series. the Ugly went 4 for 5 with a double and 3 singles, while scoring 2 and driving in 2 at Royals Stadium to help Erebor take a 1-0 lead in the best-of-3 series.
Erebor used the hitting of Aloiene Galdor to pick up the win. The third baseman clubbed a grand slam home run in the top of the second inning to put the Eagles on top, 6-1. For the game, Galdor had 1 home run and 1 single in 6 at-bats.
“We’re one game closer to our goal,” Erebor manager Lumja Grelf said later. “It isn’t any more complicated than that.”
The next game is set to be played for Friday, October 4th , 2052 at The Eyrie.