DES MOINES --Do you still have fingernails? If so, then you must not have made it to the bout last night! The Rollers came away with the win, but the score never got out of reach, keeping us all hollering and clenching our butt cheeks until the final whistle.
The Dames and Rollers swapped the lead throughout the first half. With great defense and some big, beefy hits, the Dames stifled the super speedy Rollers' jammer, C-Tal Fa-Tal. During the last few minutes of the half, the Rollers pulled away, bringing the score to 70-42 going in to halftime.
The Dames regrouped and brought it strong in the second half. Dames outscored the Rollers 17-4 in the first three jams. Dames defense continued to work its block magic through the half. In one eyeball-searingly awesome hit, the Dames little cocktail sausage (Funsize) knocked the Rollers' foot-long (Anna Killakova) clean off her skates and out of the pack.
A slew of penalties left the Rollers' with their jammer, pivot and one blocker in the box, and allowed the Dames to score 5 unanswered points, bringing the score to 94-91, Rollers. With two minutes left in the bout, the bathrooms emptied, the teenagers quit making out and everyone stood on up their chairs. Dames mercenary jammer, SyphiLiz led the final jam for a gain of three points, but, alas, it wasn't quite enough and the final whistle blew with the score 124-116, Rollers.
Win or lose, a close game is a fun game and everyone hit the door smiling. Thanks and spanks to the Mid Iowa Rollers for hosting us and showing us a great time!
It was krystallica on the final jam for the dames.
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ReplyDeleteVery nice reporting again Skin. You have a real talent. I never get to see the bouts from a fan point of view and never even glance at the scoreboard til it's over with. It doesn't matter to me as a ref. I could tell that it was a good bout by the crowds reaction though.
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