“2nd Round of this week's Elite Scheduled SMACK.

After getting roughed up pretty well in the first round by Chaos Dwarfs, I came off a lot better in this one. While I didn't exactly stand toe-to-toe with the mummies, I wasn't exactly running away all game either.

First half was a bit rough. I loaded my standard defense as I kicked off, and accidentally left Zara in blitz range, and she was KO'ed first turn. The khemri ball handling was flawless, and they completed a pass to a blitz-ra and moved it up behind the mummy wall. The girls dug their (high) heels in and pushed back a bit, clearing enough space for my to push Guard blitzers up against the ball carrier to get a 2db and knock him down. The rest of the half was a scrum for the ball, with no one getting it good and solidly protected until I came away with it right at the end and threw downfield to Kimiko, who ran with it for the score.

Second half I got Zara back and received. All told I think Zara ended up with 3 KOs and a BH (not regened) for her efforts. I don't think she decided the game, but she certainly made the second half much easier than the first. My drive scored a fairly efficient TD, and I played back on defense, not attacking the ball until it neared the goal line (after another khemri pass, this one completed to a skeleton in a tackle zone).

In the end, I gained a FF, Raquel rolled +ST, and Sango's 2 cas day was rewarded with an aging niggle. I've got a little housekeeping to do once the SMACK is over, but for now I'm hoping to roll a lot of non-1's for NIs.”