YMTC: Bluabot Bulldozes Out Of Home Zone

[Natchez]

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You Make The Call (YMTC) is a series of situations where you are the official and make the call. Please reference specific rules when applicable. The results of YMTC are not official and are for educational purposes only.

It's the first seeding match on Saturday of the Magnolia Regional. Friday was dominated by ramp 'bots ... 60 was seemingly impossible to catch and 30 wasn't easily conquered. Blualliance, with no ramp 'bots, is battling Redalliance with debatably the best two ramp 'bots at the Magnolia. The Redateam begins the match by playing hard defense while Bluateam struggles to score 4 ringers in a row. Bluabot heads for the Opponents Home Zone early in the match and disrupts the wall ringers while waving "hi" to the Redalliance flight teams. With 45 seconds remaining, Redabot returns to their Home Zone. Bluabot battles Redabot but seems to be more interested in staying between the wall and Redabot than pushing Redabot around. The 20-second warning sounds and Bluabot is positioned between Redabot and the Opponents Alliance Station Wall; Bluabot attempts to drive directly out of the Opponents Home Zone and intentionally contacts Redabot while attempting to "bulldoze" their way out of the Opponents Home Zone. With 15 seconds remaining, Redabot, without ever moving "right or left" to allow Bluabot free passage from their Home Zone, unfurls their ramps and Bluabot, still in the Opponents Home Zone, continues to push Redabot nearer the Home Zone line. With Bluabot pushing, a Redabot's alliance member easily climbs on top of Redabot with 5 seconds remaining. As time expires, Bluateam scores one more ringer for 5 in a row and a total of 32 points. The buzzer sounds before Redabot's other alliance member could climb on top resulting in 30 bonus points for Redalliance with no ringers scored. Bluabot graciously () comes to rest without successfully bulldozing their way out of the Opponents Home Zone.

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