Marketon Joust: Round 1 Groups C and D

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Looks like Sir Arjay’s horse shied a bit this run putting them too far apart for either to get a good hit. A miss for both

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No misplaced horses this time. It looked for a moment they were both going to get a body hit this time but Sir Merridoc’s experience won out and he managed to get his shield up in time to just get a shield hit. Sir Arjay wasn’t as skillful and couldn’t avoid a hit to his arm. Sir Merridoc scores 2 for the body hit and Sir Arjay one for the shield hit.
The score is now tied at 2 each

[Tiermann]

Both are concentrating hard now and we have a good solid run resulting in a shield hit for each. That adds a point for each making the score 3-3. The match will continue until there is a clear leader.

[Tiermann]

Sir Merriadoc does some fancy shield work and manages to keep his shield low enough to avoid a hit from Sir Arjay. Sir Arjay on the other hand nearly gets hit in the body but manages to raise his shield up in time to avoid that.  He gets hit solid in the shield instead though, giving a point to Sir Merriadoc.
The win goes to Sir Merriadoc with a score of 4-3

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We’re moving on to Group D now.
First up for this group will be Rubeous Raven the Bloodthirsty

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His opponent will be Sir Jaknoi of Gacim

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Sir Jaknoi clearly puts his all into this run! He manages to get his lance inside Rubeous Raven’s shield and catches Rubeous upper body armour, lifting him right out of the saddle. Rubeous manages to hit Sir Jaknoi’s shield for a point, but getting unhorsed costs him the match.

A win to Sir Jaknoi of Gacim

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In our second match for Group D today we have local champion Sir Barry Barrington-Smythe

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Opposing him is JustFred the Flower Lover form nearby Flowerland, Sir Barry’s long time rival

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JustFred gets off to a solid start, managing to swing his lance inside of Sir Barry’s shield. Sir Barry manages to stay on his horse but can’t avoid a solid hit to his shoulder.  His lance pulls back as he’s hit and he misses entirely.
2 points for Just Fred