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Solaris VII Battle Report: Marchetti vs Li

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The eighth match of the 3059 Medium Class Invitational on Solaris VII features Ali Marchetti and Marcus Li. They are both replacement MechWarriors taking the place of stablemates whose lives were tragically lost during the course of the Invitational.

The Contestants

Lion City Stables

Ali Marchetti (3/3)

Griffin GRF-3M (Braun)

Ali Marchetti is stepping in to replace Lisbeth Braun following the loss of her life during match six. She’s piloting the same customized Griffin that Braun had used. It is built off of a Griffin GRF-3M but replaces the LRM launcher with three SRM 6 launchers. That gives her the ability to hit hard up close, especially once her ER PPC has opened holes in her opponent’s armor.

Tandrek Stables

Marcus Li (3/3)

Blackjack BJ-3 (Volkov)

Marcus Li is the replacement for Eva Volkov who passed away from injuries during match five. The Blackjack from Tandrek Stables that he’s piloting is a customized BJ-3. It replaces two of the medium lasers with extended range models and then is equipped with triple-strength myomer. He’ll be looking to get the ‘Mech hot and then take advantage of its increased speed and ability to deliver powerful kicks.

The Match

At the start of the match, the arena’s wall number two was up and blocking line of sight between the contestants. Li moved towards one end while Marchetti ran towards the center of Steiner Stadium. Then as Marchetti ran around the end of the wall, Li backed away to keep some space open between them.

Li came out ahead in the first exchange of fire. He scored hits with a PPC and two of his medium lasers, and Marchetti was only able to hit back with 4 SRM warheads. That burst also built up enough heat to activate his Blackhack’s triple-strength myomer.

Wall number two dropping back down then opened up more room to maneuver. Li ran towards the arena edge with Marchetti in pursuit. As they fired at each other again, things continued to go Li’s way. He hit Marchetti’s Griffin in the face with his PPC and melted some armor with one of his lasers. Everything she fired back missed.

Wall number three then came up and separated the two warriors. Li ran out of that pocket, but Marchetti was quick to pursue him. This exchange of fire went better for Marchetti. Her ER PPC got a solid hit to Li’s left arm and damaged one of his medium lasers. Then three SRMs chipped away some more armor across the Blackjack. In return, Li only hit with two of his medium lasers.

Li then ran towards the center of the arena, but this time Marchetti was able to get to point-blank range on his right side. Li got a glancing hit with one of his PPCs and a hit with one laser, and Marchetti missed with everything again. Frustrated by her targeting system, Marchetti kicked out at the Blackjack and mangled the armor on its right leg.

Li then ran back towards the arena’s edge, but again Marchetti was in pursuit and stuck right next to him. As they exchanged fire, Li hit with a laser, and Marchetti scored a glancing hit with her ER PPC and hits with ten SRMs. The missiles finished off the Blackjack’s left arm and one blasted away armor from its head. They then kicked out at each other. Li scored a glancing hit to the Griffin’s left leg, and the Marchetti’s kick hit the Blackjack’s left leg too. That brawl left Li in worse shape and his Blackjack fell to the arena’s floor.

Unsure which way Li would bolt after standing, Marchetti backed away. Li then ran straight up to her once he got his Blackjack back on its feet. Marchetti again missed with everything as Li closed the distance. He only scored glancing hits with his PPC and one laser. Then they both kicked out again and hit each other’s left legs. Unfortunately for Li, the damage from Marchetti’s kick was enough to shatter his Blackjack’s skeleton and take him down.

Not willing to give up, Li then propped up his Blackjack and fired his two torso lasers at Marchetti. Her retaliation was brutal with her ER PPC eating into the Blackjack’s torso to destroy its gyroscope and her launchers scoring 15 SRM hits that took off the Blackjack’s other arm. With a shattered gyroscope and only one limb left, Li then powered down to give Marchetti a win.

The Outcome

With Marchetti’s victory, Lion City Stables are finishing the open rounds of the Invitational with a 2-2 record. That should mean that she is safely into the semifinal matches.

On the other hand, Tandrek Stables is sitting at a 0-3 record. Their only chance to avoid being eliminated from the semi-finals is a win over Zahra Al-Amin of Silver Dragons Stables when her and Marcus Li face off in the final open round match.

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