The trepidation in the Sauviers locker room was palpable as they armored up for game 4. 
Averaging 5 casualties and a death per game weighed heavily on their morale, excaberated by the fact
that the he first lasting death last week -- that of peasant L'Idiot Trois -- was made all
the more horrifying by his return from the grave to play for the opposing team.  Plus, the stroke of
luck that had eked out the win in Game 3 was sure to balance out for Game 4, meaning that fate
should have been against the Bretonnians. Quite the opposite held true.  An unusual number of fans
filled the stadium, bringing extra revenue to both teams, but the Sauviers had the good fortune to
catch a depleted Woikin' Boyz team due to a Flu Bug claiming key players.  When all
was said and done, the Sauviers had completed twice as many passes as they had coming into the
match, tied their record for casualties in a single game, and scored three touchdowns.  Perhaps the
surest sign of luck was that L'Orleannes' Healing Scroll went unused.

It was an amazing turn of events that left many looking for answers.  Said team leader Dreaux Bries:
 "Maybe all our good fortune is coming at the expense of other teams:  I heard that the Furious
Fremmblers and Same As Name Brand both had their apothecaries fail trying to save vs. Death, so
there should be lots of good luck around to balance that debacle."

Others were not so upbeat.  Coach Lafayette had this to say:  "All this good fortune makes me
uneasy.  Honestly, I'd feel much better if someone broke their arm or something.  Pehaps a lightning
bolt or two.  Another game like this, and these guys are going to start counting on luck.  That's a
bad place to be.  If something bad doesn't happen soon, I'm going to panic!"

Regeneration + The Flu = New Definition For Mighty Blow
It was reported that the only one to actually contract the flu bug was newly-added Workin' Boyz
Troll 'Ripper' Trotsky.  Apparently, the viral infection sent his regenerative abilities into
overdrive, producing an avalanche of phlegm which coated, congealed, and immobilized star thrower
Marx and not-so-star lineman Luckacs.  Both players were unnerved, yet unharmed, after being chipped
out of their green chrysalises after the game.
This Just In:  Future Difficult To Predict!
All sportswriters had this game down as a 1 TD vicotry for the Bretonnians, at the expense of a
single death.  The only item up for debate was whether or not Lafayette would use the apothecary to
revive the dead peasant.  For the record, I said he would.  Yet as it turned out, the Sauviers were
only one TD short of matching their scoring total for the year, and managed to keep themselves down
to a single casualty -- let alone death -- marking a disturbing lack of consistency.
Did the fans like it?  Yes!  10,000 more season tickets were sold they day after the match.  Such
unpredictability must hold some appeal for the masses, and bears future study.
Game Easily Won, Coaching Staff Furious
Reports are coming in that coach Lafayette was punishing his team for "showing off" by "successfully
completing passes" and "causing injuries."  Although, suspiciously, two of these injuries were
caused by the foul antics of Bad Nun who doesn't seem to be able to take two steps without
kicking someone while they are down.  Both Bad Nun and another peasant were ejected from the game,
and in both instances, Lafayette argued to keep them in the match.  Asked about this seeming
discrepancy, the head coach had this weak rebuttal:  "when the ref said my players were foul, I
thought he was referring to their hygene.  Of course I argued that call!  We have the finest
coiffeurs and perfumes in all the land.  Granted, we don't use them on the mud-coated peasantry, but
such an accusation reflects our entire team, not just our stinking peasants."  
Lafayette went on to add that he was concerned that an unused Apothecary may be "out of practice"
and was tempted to injure a peasant "just to keep our Doctor awake."
The article is over! What do I do now?
You ask that every week?  Duh!  Go see TMQ, week 7