ReCap of our weekend bout...

From All About Derby - he has a pretty good eye for the game and does a much better job than say, me, who was in it. Enjoy!

August 19, 2008 - Tuesday

Rat City Bout Recap Featuring the Jet City Rollergirls Category: Sports
On Saturday night, a piping hot Hangar 30 was the site of the Rat City Rollergirls 5th bout of the season. In the first game, a potential spot in the championship was in the balance as the last two RCRG champs, Grave Danger and the Sockit Wenches, squared off. And in the second bout of the night, the Throttle Rockets played host to Everett's own Jet City Rollergirls all-star squad.
Sockit Wenches vs. Grave Danger

Jet City Bombers vs. Throttle Rockets
First Half

Jam 1. Darth Skater took the jammers cap for the Throttle Rockets and skated away with lead jammer and a 5-0 grand slam run over Connie Torturous. Score 5-0 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 2. During the initial pass, Jet City jammer Polly Pickpocket made an awesome zig-zag move around Rocket blocker Crash Gordon to claim lead jammer. However, the Bombers still fell short in this jam as Dee Troit was able to post an 8-4 decision for the Throttle Rockets. Score 13-4 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 3. Leeloo was able to pick up lead jammer for the Throttle Rockets, but she still won a squeeker over Cia WoodnwannaBia by a 3-2 count. Score 16-6 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 4. Things looked good for Bomber jammer ReAnimat-her early on as she claimed lead jammer. But just after she did that, the Rockets defense reeled her back in. This gave Comet Atcha the chance to skate away with a 4-0 decision. Score 20-6 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 5. During the initial pass, Rockets jammer Crash Gordon was sent packing to the penalty box. Cia WoddnwannaBia had a chance to pick up some unanswered points for the Bombers, but the jam was called after she crashed to the floor after a huge hit and couldn't get back up. Score 20-6 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 6. Darth Skater once again took the jammers cap for the Throttle Rockets and she made the most of it by earning lead jammer and skating away with a 14-3 decision over Weed Whack-Her (who was sent to the box around mid-jam). During one of the scoring passes, Bomber blocker Nasty Nikki Nightstick came screaming out of the penalty box and landed a highlight reel hit on Rocket blocker Comet Atcha. I just had to mention that one. Score 34-9 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 7. Right after her penalty time was served, Weed Whack-Her came out of the box only to commit another foul and be sent right back in there. All the while, Rocket jammer Dee Troit was on her way to lead jammer and a pair of grand slam runs for a 10-0 run. Score 44-9 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.


Jam 8. With Weed Whack-Her still sitting in the penalty box, Leeloo earned lead jammer and coasted her way to a 13-4 run. Score 57-13 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 9. Comet Atcha was able to claim lead jammer for the Throttle Rockets and came away with a 9-2 decision over Polly Pickpocket. Score 66-15 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 10. ReAnimateher was able to earn lead jammer status and took advantage of Crash Gordon's trip to the sin bin with a 10-3 posting. Score 69-25 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 11. It appeared that Jet City was finally finding their legs as Weed Whack-Her executed a nice little block at the front of the pack which enabled Connie Torturous to spring out to lead jammer status and an eventual 8-4 decision over Astro Glide. Score 73-33 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 12. Just after the jam started, Jet City blocker Retro Bution threw a great hit that took out Rockets jammer Strobe Lightning. And later on during the jam, Lightning was waved off the track to the penalty box. This gave Polly Pickpocket the time to earn lead jammer status and claim a grand slam 5-0 run. Score 73-38 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 13. Darth Skater reclaimed some of the momentum for the Throttle Rockets as she was able to earn lead jammer and post a 4-2 tally over Re-Animateher. Score 77-40 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 14. Dee Troit continued the Throttle Rockets late pull-away as she was able to pick up lead jammer and also an 8-4 decision over Weed Whack-Her. Score 85-42 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 15. Even though Leeloo was able to earn lead jammer status for the Throttle Rockets, she still had to settle with a 4-4 draw against Polly Pickpocket. Score 89-46 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 16. In the final jam of the half, Comet Atcha closed out the scoring on a high note for the Throttle Rockets as she was able to claim a 4-0 decision over Connie Torturous. The halftime score stood at Throttle Rockets 93, Jet City Bombers 46

Second Half
Jam 1. Darth Skater kicked off the second half almost exactly the same way she did the first half; by claiming lead jammer and a 4-0 decision over Re-Animateher. Score 97-46 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 2. Things were looking bleak for the Bombers early in this jam. Rockets blocker Andromeda Sprain nailed Bomber jammer Connie Torurous with a vicious hit early on while Dee Troit was able to land the lead jammer. But in a wild turn of events, Dee Troit was sent packing to the sin bin during her scoring pass. And Connie Torturous was able to skate around for the full two minutes racking up four points on her first scoring pass and a pair of grand slams during her next two for a 14-1 pounding. Score 98-60 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 3. However, the Throttle Rockets doused the Jet City flames in a hurry as Dee Troit came out of the penalty box, claimed lead jammer and raced her way to three grand slams in a 15-0 decision over Polly Pickpocket. Score 113-60 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 4. Connie Torturous took the jammers panty for the Bombers and came away with lead jammer and a 3-0 run against Sirius Mischief. Score 113-63 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 5. Leeloo was able to earn lead jammer status for the Throttle Rockets and picked up a quick two points and called it off before Re-Animateher could score any of her own. Score 115-63 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 6. During the initial pass, Jet City blocker Nasty Nikki Nightstick blasted Rockets jammer Leeloo with a hit that caused a rather large pile-up at the front of the pack. Bombers jammer Angelica Del Morte was sent off to the penalty box during that initial pass, and Leeloo was ordered off not too long afterwards which brought the jam to a close with no points being scored. Score 115-63 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 7. Tuff Enuff took the jammes cap for Jet City, earned lead jammer and came away with a solid 4-0 run over Comet Atcha. Score 115-67 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 8. Polly Pickpocket was making her way through the pack well enough for Jet City early on, but when she got to the front of the pack, she was sent off for a cutting the track major. It didn't matter much though as TR jammer Andromeda Sprain was also eventually sent to the sin bin which ended the jam in a scoreless tie. Score 115-67 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 9. With Andromeda Sprain still in the penalty box, Weed Whack-Her had a chance to post some comeback points for the Bombers. But she was sent off after skating out of bounds for the entire back straightaway. Jam ended with no scoring. Score 115-67 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 10. Leeloo was able to earn lead jammer and claimed a 4-2 decision over Angelica Del Morte. Score 119-69 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 11. Polly Pickpocket was able to earn lead jammer for the Bombers and took full advantage of TR jammer Star Strucks trip to the sin bin with a nice 10-0 lead jammer run. Score 119-79 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 12. Connie Torturous took the jammers cap for Jet City and made the most of it as she earned lead jammer and came away with an 8-0 run over Star Struck (who was absolutely pasted at least three times by Nasty Nikki Nightstick in this jam). Score 119-87 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 13. Re-Animateher took her turn at jammer for the Bombers and skated away with a 5-0 run over Leeloo. Score 119-92 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 14. Comet Atcha was able to earn lead jammer for the Throttle Rockets and came away with a 6-0 decision against Polly Pickpocket. Score 125-92 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 15. Weed Whack-Her was able to earn lead jammer for the Jet City squad,. But she had to settle with a 4-4 draw with Darth Skater. Score 129-95 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 16. Re-Animateher was able to earn lead jammer for Jet City, but neither she nor Dee Troit could post any points on the scoreboard. Score 129-95 in favor of the Throttle Rockets.

Jam 17. In the final jam of the night, Connie Torturous ended the game on a high note for Jet City as she was able to earn lead jammer and pick up a grand slam on her first pass and four more points during her second for a 9-0 decision over La Petite Mort. The final score was

Throttle Rockets 129, Jet City Bombers 104.

Three Stars

3. Nasty Nikki Nightstick. I gotta give her this star simply because she is all over the place in my blocking notes. Probably more than the rest of the players combined in this bout.

2. Darth Skater. I thought this was the best game I've seen her play since her comeback started earlier this year. She shined as a jammer, and also did well within the pack as a blocker.

1. Dee Troit. Pretty much the dominant jammer in this game. She had a pair of double-digit runs along with two more 8 point jams.
Key Jam Of the Game

The 6th jam of the first half when Darth Skater came away with that 14-3 decision that started a 37-7 run by the Throttle Rockets. Had it not been for those three jams, the outcome of this game may very well have been a lot closer, if not different.

Bad Girl Of the Game
Trixxxie's Trashn' Em spent a total of 6 minutes in the penalty box according to my count.

Overall, it was a pretty good night of derby! Both games despite their scores were actually freakishly close on the track. At the end of the day, it was penalties by one team at one point or the other that decided the outcomes. For the third year in a row, the Sockit Wenches find themselves back in the championship game while Jet City looked pretty impressive…especially after they seemed to calm down a little and get into a groove out there in the first period. All-in-all, it was an awesome night!