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Spring break is officially over and students return to a mess of rain and snow as the temperature fluctuates throughout the day. It’s sure to make for one mess of a quidditch match, which is maybe why so many students and locals have gathered in the stands despite the weather.00:00:00 - 00:10:00 Wildgulch Beater Strauss dominates the field right out the gate, clearing a path. His bludger buzzes Chaser Clutterbuck in particular, who narrowly avoids injury. Deeplurk’s Beater Rainwater sees a much rougher start and can’t get a handle on the bludger at all. In the first 10 minutes there’s just one shot attempt. Wildgulch Chaser McKelvey shoots, but it’s easily blocked by Jacobs . SCORES: n/a.00:10:01 - 00:20:00 Bludgers flying on both sides in this span. Santiago is injured by Stoppelbein . Seeker Jones (impressive - skillful bonus) and Chaser U. Hatfield are also disrupted by Stoppelbein . Strauss disrupts Clutterbuck again. Beater Rainwater doing much better this round. Deeplurk’s Wiggins-Waite shoots in this round. Blocked easily by Zhao . SCORES: n/a.00:20:01 - 00:30:00 Santiago scores the first goal of the game (v impressive moves). Then Kokinos (narrowly) scores as well. Zhao blocks shots from Wiggins-Waite (easily) and Clutterbuck (narrowly - skillful bonus). U. Hatfield (inexperienced/new teammate penalty) can’t find an opening to make a shot.McKelvey disrupted by Stoppelbein . Strauss disrupted by Rainwater .Zettler flew just beautifully this round.SCORES: 10 - 1000:30:01 - 00:40:00 McKelvey scores (v impressive moves).Kokinos shoots, narrowly blocked by Zhao . Santiago shoots, easily blocked by Jacobs .Rainwater steals bludger from Strauss . U. Hatfield disrupted by Rainwater .SCORES: 20 - 1000:40:01 - 00:50:00 Deeplurk Beaters dominate this round, working in tandem to ruin Wildgulch’s day. McKelvey , Santiago and U. Hatfield all fumble quaffles because of Deeplurk bludgers in this 10 minute span (2 Stoppelbein - narrowly, skillful bonus & 1 Rainwater). Jones is also thrown off course of the snitch by Rainwater . Zettler is almost caught, but flies too deftly. Kokinos is injured by Strauss .No shot attempts on either side this round. SCORES: 20 - 1000:50:01 - 00:60:00 U. Hatfield scores (v impressive moves), without assistance.Kokinos again narrowly blocked by Zhao .Zhao has an almost run-in with a bludger from Stoppelbein . Rainwater is injured by a bludger from Strauss .Both Zettler and Jones flew especially pretty this round. SCORES: 30 - 1001:00:01 - 01:10:00 Santiago scores (narrowly).U. Hatfield is injured by Stoppelbein (minor).Keeper Jacobs blocks McKelvey (average). Keeper Zhao blocks W-W and Clutterbuck (both average blocks). Assisted by excellent bludger work from Villaverde . Both seekers still lookin’ real nice up there. SCORES: 40 - 1001:10:01 - 01:20:00 Clutterbuck scores (impressive). Then McKelvey scores (average, assisted by U. Hatfield ).Stoppelbein and W-W disrupted by excellent bludger work from Strauss .U. Hatfield and Kokinos are blocked when shooting.SCORES: 50 - 2001:30:01 - 01:40:00 W-W and Kokinos rack up rapid-fire Deeplurk goals (v impressive).Clutterbuck is injured by Villaverde .McKelvey and U. Hatfield blocked by Jacobs .SCORES: 50 - 4001:40:01 - 01:50:00 W-W scores (amazing goal).Clutterbuck and Kokinos fly poorly.Santiago disrupted by Stoppelbein’s bludger (narrowly - skillful bonus).U. Hatfield and McKelvey shoot and are (narrowly) blocked.Villaverde is injured (minor) by Stoppelbein .SCORES: 50 - 5001:50:01 - 02:00:00 U. Hatfield (narrowly) scores.Shots from McKelvey , Santiago and W-W are blocked (all average). A shot from Clutterbuck is blocked by Zhao (narrowly - skillful bonus). Kokinos disrupted by Strauss .Seekers start out head-to-head, but Zettler gains advantage and nabs the snitch , no contest. SCORES: 60 - 100 (60 - 50 w/o snitch) 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉 🎉deeplurk wins 60 - 100
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