It was June 12th at the U.S. Cellular Center and looked to some that the Cedar Rapids Rollergirls: Helldorados team had ended the Mid Iowa Rollers perfect season.
Then, according to A Few Screws Lucy, chaos ensued.
"Some thought we had won and didn't realize there were seconds left on the clock," she said. "The chaos of it being so close at the end of the game flustered some people. The 30 seconds was almost up. Everyone was just screaming for the same squad to go back out on the floor."
Helldorado jammer GI Jane was slated to participate in the next jam, but in the confusion Sin D. Whop Her, who served as jammer in the sequence before, wound up on the jammer line. A Few Screws Lucy said by that time, Sin D. Whop Her was exhausted. MIR sent Mizz LolliPopYa out as their jammer.
And the rest is well known to fans of both teams and all who were gathered at the U.S. Cellular Center. Sin D. Whop Her wound up trapped by the potent Mid Iowa Roller defense and Mizz LolliPopYa performed last minute magic to achieve 4 points for a 129-126 victory.
"I'm not going to lie, I was bummed," A Few Screws Lucy said. "Losing is never fun, but that was probably the most exciting bout I've ever played in. It was fantastic except for the end. We knew we'd get a second chance to take back the bragging rights."
When the clock reads 7 p.m. Saturday night at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines, 28 days after the thriller at the US Cellular Center, A Few Screws Lucy, Sin D Whop Her, GI Jane and the rest of the Helldorados will get that second chance.
"We have really been working hard, and working together as a team to concentrate on bringing home a win this Saturday," Helldorado Malicious B said. "We are really wanting to take that "undefeated" title from them. We are super stoked and have been doing a lot of focusing and practicing in preparation for this very important bout."
A Few Screws Lucy said the team has been working diligently in preparation for this bout. She believes that since both of the teams are so evenly match one of the major keys to a Helldorados victory will be in controlling penalties against her team as much as possible, which can be difficult when it is late in the match and players are prone to fatigue.
"We learned a lot from the June bout," A Few Screws Lucy said. "A lot of mistakes were made on our part that won't be made again this time around. Expect to see some exciting new stuff this weekend."
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