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The Hellmouth II/Season 11 series pitting the Boylston Boogers against the Tucson Butchers was a clash of civilization and... whatever the opposite of civilization is, a brutal spectacle that came to be known as the Blood Meridian Cup. The raw, untamed violence and live-in-a-cave energy of the Butchers hammered and clawed at the effete, "civilized," and from-the-center-of-town facade of the Boogers.

Drawing inspiration from the bleakest of frontier narratives, Blood Meridian, the Blood Meridian Cup was a bloody and merciless affair that ended with the Boogers as the victors, but spiritually broken, their elegant patterns torn to shreds by the Butchers' relentless 7-game assault.

Game 5, the Blood Sacrifice Match, saw the Butchers, outnumbered nearly 6 to 1 and with the match seemingly over for them, perform an emergency blood sacrifice ritual on the grid, which created their infamous "Blood Rain" formation. The formation stormed across the grid and wiped out Boylston's lead. Boylston could not hold out against the rivers of blood washing away cell after cell, and by the time the storm passed, Boylston had lost their lead and the match.

Boylston managed a second wind, powering through the final two matches with huge margins of victory. But people said Boylston never saw the grid the same way after the Blood Sacrifice. The Boylston collective took some personal time, drove motorcycles across the country, and stopped referring to Golly as a "game" entirely, instead calling it "The Way", trailing off and staring into the distance with a thousand yard stare. The whole affair even seemed to take the edge off of Goober Boylston (no relation), the insufferable architecture critic and Boylston Booger sports columnist.

Season 11 - Hellmouth II Cup Results Table
Boylston Boogers vs. Tucson Butchers
	Winner	W Score	Margin	L Score	Loser	Generations	Link
Game 1	Tucson Butchers	431	46.64%	230	Boylston Boogers	4,796	b648f649-5c82-419e-984b-26954d019cae
Game 2	Boylston Boogers	377	49.07%	192	Tucson Butchers	2,964	854939fe-355e-4d55-8916-d890259e28ac
Game 3	Boylston Boogers	374	46.26%	201	Tucson Butchers	2,618	642315df-55f6-411f-b381-b9d80325e6b1
Game 4	Tucson Butchers	267	37.08%	168	Boylston Boogers	3,057	ff1a6ee8-7e23-45d3-ac20-888c729b7b03
Game 5	Tucson Butchers	326	35.28%	211	Boylston Boogers	6,691	7355eae0-974d-4778-9c91-2e4241949110
Game 6	Boylston Boogers	470	91.91%	38	Tucson Butchers	3,190	4f88cc19-c1d4-47e1-8408-8ef69014b431
Game 7	Boylston Boogers	548	96.72%	18	Tucson Butchers	2,808	cbd813d3-4b6c-4e6c-b313-3d6fb574757b

Boylston's Hellmouth II/Season 11 experience (victory, but at a cost to the soul) was seen as a message to any team that hadn't already had a bloody firsthand encounter with the Tucson Butchers : civilization is a fragile veneer, easily stripped away by the raw, primal forces that lurk beneath. So make sure and buy your season tickets today.

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-The [[Hellmouth II/Season 11]] series pitting the {{CTeam|BB}} against the {{CTeam|TB}} was a clash of civilization and... whatever the opposite of civilization is, a brutal spectacle that came to be known as the "Blood Meridian Cup." The raw, untamed violence and live-in-a-cave energy of the Butchers hammered and clawed at the effete, "civilized," and from-the-center-of-town facade of the Boogers.
+The [[Hellmouth II/Season 11]] series pitting the {{CTeam|BB}} against the {{CTeam|TB}} was a clash of civilization and... whatever the opposite of civilization is, a brutal spectacle that came to be known as the [[Blood Meridian Cup]]. The raw, untamed violence and live-in-a-cave energy of the Butchers hammered and clawed at the effete, "civilized," and from-the-center-of-town facade of the Boogers.
-rawing inspiration from the bleakest of frontier narratives, '''Blood Meridian''', the series was a bloody and merciless affair that ended with the Boogers as the victors, but spiritually broken, their elegant patterns torn to shreds by the Butchers' relentless 7-game assault.
+Drawing inspiration from the bleakest of frontier narratives, ''Blood Meridian'', the Blood Meridian Cup was a bloody and merciless affair that ended with the Boogers as the victors, but spiritually broken, their elegant patterns torn to shreds by the Butchers' relentless 7-game assault.
-Game 5, the '''Blood Sacrifice''' game, saw the Butchers, outnumbered nearly 6 to 1 and with the match seemingly over for them, perform an emergency blood sacrifice ritual on the grid, which created their infamous "Blood Rain" formation. The formation stormed across the grid and wiped out Boylston's lead. Ultimately, Boylston, hanging by their fingernails, had just enough points for a win when the storm had emptied itself out.
+Game 5, the [[Blood Sacrifice Match]], saw the Butchers, outnumbered nearly 6 to 1 and with the match seemingly over for them, perform an emergency blood sacrifice ritual on the grid, which created their infamous "Blood Rain" formation. The formation stormed across the grid and wiped out Boylston's lead. Boylston could not hold out against the rivers of blood washing away cell after cell, and by the time the storm passed, Boylston had lost their lead and the match.
+Boylston managed a second wind, powering through the final two matches with huge margins of victory. But people said Boylston never saw the grid the same way after the '''Blood Sacrifice'''. The Boylston collective took some personal time, drove motorcycles across the country, and stopped referring to Golly as a "game" entirely, instead calling it "The Way", trailing off and staring into the distance with a thousand yard stare. The whole affair even seemed to take the edge off of [[Goober Boylston]] (no relation), the insufferable architecture critic and Boylston Booger sports columnist.
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-People said Boylston never saw the grid the same way after the '''Blood Sacrifice'''. The Boylston collective took some personal time, drove motorcycles across the country, and stopped referring to Golly as a "game" entirely, instead calling it "The Way", trailing off and staring into the distance with a thousand yard stare. The whole affair even seemed to take the edge off of [[Goober Boylston]] (no relation), the insufferable architecture critic and Boylston Booger sports columnist.
+Boylston's [[Hellmouth II/Season 11]] experience (victory, but at a cost to the soul) was seen as a message to any team that hadn't already had a bloody firsthand encounter with the {{CTeam|TB}}: civilization is a fragile veneer, easily stripped away by the raw, primal forces that lurk beneath. So make sure and buy your season tickets today.<noinclude>
-The Boylston experience (victory, but at a cost to the soul) was seen as a message to any team that hadn't already had a bloody firsthand encounter with the Butchers: civilization is a fragile veneer, easily stripped away by the raw, primal forces that lurk beneath. So make sure and buy your season tickets today.<noinclude>
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