If the Dol Guldur Dragons were expecting the pressure of the playoffs to get to Irene Black, they underestimated the veteran.
The Dagorlad Disaster got a strong start from the 38-year-old left-hander. Black threw 6.0 innings of 5-hit ball as Dagorlad won the contest, 6-3, at Dagorlad Memorial Stadium to close their gap with the series-leading Dragons. Dol Guldur now holds a 1-3 lead in the best-of-7 series.
An inflection point occurred with no one out in the bottom of the second. That’s when Disaster catcher Smiahir Manthrottler hit a changeup from Kesil Czempa for a 2-run double. Just like that, Dagorlad was up, 3-2.
“We’re one game closer to our goal,” Dagorlad manager Ghudkuh Ogreprodder said later. “It isn’t any more complicated than that.”
The next game is set to be played tomorrow at Thursday, October 24th , 2052.