FEBRUARY 11th BOUT RE-CAP: HOLY ROLLERS vs. RHINESTONE COWGIRLS
The Holy Rollers were unstoppable against the Rhinestone Cowgirls Sunday night, with a decisive 72-43 win.
Sister Mary Jane was the top jammer of the bout with 26 points and fellow Holy Roller Smarty Pants jammed her way to 20 points. The two speedsters were so dominant they would have won the match with their points alone.
The Rhinestone Cowgirls didn’t go out like punks though, as Catalac Kidd scored 17 points to lead her team. Despite the loss the Rhinestone Cowgirls showed their mean streak with a pillow fight that went over the railing in the first quarter after a high-blocking penalty against Peachy Mean, and a bench clearing brawl in the second quarter.
Early on the bout was close with the Holy Rollers leading 9-8 after the first three jams. The Rhinestone Cowgirls picked up a penalty and lost a point after the ensuing long jump to make it a 9-7 lead for the Rollers.
In the fourth jam the Rollers started to take charge as Axle Rosie took an early advantage but a tough fall caused her skates to leave the track, so no points were scored. In the fifth jam Sister Mary Jane fought through the pack and Hottie Smoochalottie took a fall, opening the door for the Rollers to add four more points to make it 13-7. In the sixth jam Smarty and Catalac were skate to skate when Smarty got railed and took a tough fall, but she still managed to score, giving her team a lead of 16-10.
The first jam of the second quarter was scoreless but after winning an arm wrestling penalty the Cowgirls shaved a point from the Rollers score to shrink the lead to 15-10. Midway through the second quarter the Cowgirls were within five at 19-14, but Sister Mary Jane sliced through the pack untouched for four points, extending the Rollers lead to 23-14.
Miss Conduct was called for a penalty late in the first half which led to a wheelbarrow race. The Cowgirls won the race to bring the score to 22-14, but the benches cleared when they crossed the finish line, as the bad blood between the two teams spilled onto the track and they had to be separated. Helena Handbasket and Sacrilicious socred late in the quarter to give the Rollers a 28-15 lead at halftime.
In the second half the Rollers speed advantage became evident as the combination of Smarty and SMJ took over. SMJ had the better second half with 15 points as she took advantage of the tiring legs of the Rhinestone Cowgirls.
Catalac and SMJ put on a display that was like Olympic speed skating as they went head to head early and often. Smarty took control midway through the third quarter as Emme Proper was railed by a blocker, making the score 35-16 for the Rollers. Axle Rosie added four more points for the Rollers late in the third quarter, for a 39-17 lead.
Catalac, who skated 17 jams, fought hard against SMJ and Smarty in the third, but she didn’t have the speed to stay up as the Rollers extended their lead to 45-25 heading into the fourth quarter.
Rollergazm stepped in for the Cowgirls in the fourth and did a solid job of collecting points but the Rollers lead was too much to overcome. The Rollers put on a clinic in the fourth quarter, scoring 27 points and sealing the win over the rival Cowgirls.