August 14th , Rollerland, Chanel Cartel vs. Deathrow Dolls Bout Recap
by Eliaz McMillan
Saturday night’s bout was an exciting one, with nearly half of each team’s line-ups consisting of new skaters. Fans, officials and skaters alike were all eager to see how the scene would play out and, as usual, FoCo Girls Gone Derby didn’t disappoint.
The teams seemed pretty fairly matched, but the Deathrow Dolls had two of the night’s top scoring jammers: number 13, Chocolate MILFshake, and number 187, Double D-Struction(formerly known as Demolition Doll), scoring lead jammer status 8 and 7 times respectively. MILFshake scored the most points of any skater overall, with 52 points scored in the bout, the majority of them – 31 to be exact – in the firsthalf. Double D scored 13 points of her own in that first half. The rest of the Dolls backed them up, making for a 30 point lead by the end of the first half. The score at half time stood Chanel Cartel: 33, Deathrow Dolls: 63.
Penalties were evenly distributed throughout both teams, and amongst the veterans and newgirls, with the exception that our new girls took the lion’s share of majors. Elbows and back-blocking being the orders of the day. No ejections were to be had, though Deathrow Dolls’ new skater, number 1787, Mama McHurt, was only one minor away from ejection with number 18, Inner Demon of the Deathrow Dolls, and number 1974, Texas Chainsaw Mascara of Chanel Cartel not far behind.
The second half showed more fire under the girls’ wheels, along with cleaner play and the Chanel Cartel putting up a fight. Number AR15, Aimee ArmaLite of the Chanel Cartel, the bout’s second highest scoring jammer, making lead jammer 6 times, had 30 points under her belt, 23 of them scored in the second half. Number 24, Misty Skull Krippler, one of Chanel’s new girls, showed to be a formidable jammer as well, rounding out the top 4, making lead jammer 5 times and scoring 20 points overall, 11 in the second half.
Though the Chanel Cartel did most of their scoring in the second half, the Deathrow Dolls fought back, scoring one more point, making their first half lead all it took to win the bout; Chanel Cartel: 83, Deathrow Dolls: 114. Overall, it was a really tight match and we’re all really excited to see the new girls show us what they’ve got in the next half of the season.