Friday, October 4th, 2052
With right fielder Wildemar Waelvor leading the charge, the Rivendell Royals got a road win over the Erebor Eagles, 9-2, in Game 2 of the Hobbit Series. Waelvor was 1 for 2 with 3 walks. He scored 3 times at The Eyrie to help Rivendell force a 1-1 tie in the best-of-3 series.
In the top of the second, Rivendell catcher Malgath Elriden had a productive at-bat. With runners on 1st and 2nd and two out, Elriden stroked a 2-run double to right. It made the score 2-0, Rivendell. For the game, he was 2-4 with 2 doubles. He drove in 3 runs and scored once.
“It doesn’t matter if you’re 10 games over .500 or 10 games under, it feels good to win,” Elriden told the Rivendell Daily.
Game 3 is scheduled for Sunday at Royals Stadium.