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THE FOXHOLE COURT: DECEMBER 3-DECEMBER 9

ONLINE:

“For four teams in the Southeast, Championships is coming right down to the wire. The Edgar Allan Ravens and the Breckenridge Jackals have already locked in their spots, but three games will decide who will fill the remaining two. If the Belmonte Terrapins, currently alone in third, manage to beat the Ravens—an unlikely feat—they’ll manage to hold onto the third-place spot. If they don’t, and the Blackwell Jackrabbits beat the Jacksonville Dolphins, then they’ll both be competing for the remaining two slots with one more team—whoever the victor is between the Palmetto State Foxes and the USC-Columbia Gamecocks.

“With a potential three-way tie for two spots, the three teams will go to a tiebreaker: the ratio of goals scored versus goals against. And when one point either way could be the difference between Championships dreams and bitter defeat, each teams’ offense and defense will have to be at its best.”

“And no game may be more exciting than the Foxes-Gamecocks matchup. With a long-term geographic rivalry and both of their futures on the line, things are sure to be explosive in Palmetto on Friday—and, as their football teams faced off last weekend, their rivalry has already gotten off to an exciting start. After Palmetto’s victory in the football game, the Palmetto Exy court was vandalized—and despite no concrete evidence, the Gamecocks Exy team, in town for the game, were the prime suspects.”

“The Gamecocks, however, have categorically denied those accusations. ’Everyone loves a rivalry, and we love when the fans get into it,’ Gamecock Captain TJ McGrath said. ‘But, yeah, people can take it too far.’ In Palmetto, Fox Captain Grant Rollins said, ‘It's...unfortunate for whoever chose to vandalize our Court though, because far from demoralizing us, it's only made me prouder to be a Fox.’ Rollins seemed more than confident about the Foxes’ chances against the Gamecocks, saying ‘I've said since the beginning that the Foxes will qualify for the second year running, and I stand by that.’ The Foxes, however, will be entering the game down Casey Hendrix, due to a concussion sustained against the Eagles, though Leo Duarte will be back in the lineup after missing three games with a broken hand.”

“After Friday, the picture will become clear: one team will secure third place, a dubious honor when it will pit them against the best of the best in the Championships odds bracket; one team will secure fourth, and a spot in the more forgiving evens bracket—and, for two teams, their season will be over.”

- COLLEGE EXY ONLINE, “WITH JUST ONE GAME LEFT, IT’S A SHOWDOWN IN THE SOUTHEAST.”

“We may have forgotten about our favorite fuck-ups for a week as our favorite sloppy triumphant football players took the spotlight—but, don’t worry, we’re back on track. Do you have your tickets to the train wreck yet? Word on the street is they’re already sold out. We can’t believe we’re talking about a Fox win as even a possibility, but we’re still confident that, even if they lose, it’s going to be an entertaining night. Maybe keep your pepper spray handy, because we’re hoping for a riot. And if you see any Fox tears, please do your civic duty and snap a photo, for all of us.” 

“Spotted: Two Foxes, up to no good? We don’t know why we added the question mark, because we’re sure that’s the case—we just don’t know exactly what it is they were up to, sneaking back into Fox Tower late at night with a suspicious looking bundle. But we’re definitely taking bets, so please give us your best guess.”

- FOXWATCH, YOUR SOURCE FOR GOSSIP AT PALMETTO STATE UNIVERSITY

ON CAMPUS:

The Foxhole Court, in its many years of existence, has been no stranger to vandalism—and neither are Palmetto’s grounds staff. By the Foxes’ Monday practice, the walls of the court are pristine once again, with no trace of the graffiti that marred them after the football game the previous week.

After the Palmetto football team’s strong performance against the Gamecocks, all eyes are now on the second half of the Rivalry Series—and on the Foxes. While the Foxes are able to ignore the sudden influx of attention one game away from potentially qualifying for the Championships, the Vixens aren’t so lucky: Coach Amanda Corey has decided that there’s no better way to show some Palmetto Unity than allowing her preferred squad to join the Vixens for Friday’s game, forcing them to share the spotlight in what would have been their biggest game of the regular season.

Vixen practices this week happen together with the football squad, and under the usually-absent Coach Corey’s watchful eye. All of the Vixens know which squad their Coach prefers, and know that there’s nothing they can really do in her presence but smile and play nice.

On Friday, December 7, the tension is at its height as Gamecocks fans—and their defeated football team, returning the favor after the Gamecocks Exy team came to support them—pour into campus in preparation for the evening’s game, and for both Fox and Gamecocks fans to know, once and for all, which of them is going to Championships.

(OOC information related to the game under the cut)