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Wooohoooo! Richmond Wrecking Belles smashed the Oakland Outlaws last night at Herbst Pavilion, 96-64. The Outlaws were undefeated going into this bout, so I was a little nervous - but Richmond's defense shut down the mighty Oakland jammers and Oakland couldn't return the favor.
Richmond played a tight team game all night. After the bout, sitting at Rudy's eating Buffalo Tofu and onion rings, Rachel and Darren and Nina and I were trying to pick an MVP and we really couldn't. Everyone on the track played their guts out the whole time. My MVP vote actually went to J. Crush, who wasn't on the track at all but ran around keeping the fans pumped and did some impressive booty-shaking to the halftime show. Rowr.
Oh yeah - the halftime show. The Loyd Family Players rocked the house with their syncopated drum corps awesomeness. They're talented percussionists for sure, but it was the players themselves that took the performance to the next level. Every single player was totally into the performance, smiling and rocking out and clearly in love with the music. People were getting out of their seats and dancing all over the arena. If you ever get a chance to see these folks perform, don't miss it.
The B.A.D. Girls are fundraising right now to pay for their November trip to the Nationals in Portland. They're ranked #6 in the nation (out of 50), so they're bound to kick ass and take names. Help out with a donation if you can.
Richmond Wrecking Belles vs. SF She-vil Dead at Herbst Pavilion last Saturday night. Not a great night for San Francisco. Richmond outscored them by more than double: 113-42.
On the Richmond side, Dianne Rott and Demanda Riot were the Unstoppable Force and the Immovable Object, respectively. Rott had several 8+ point jams. Nina (the Missus) and I were at one end of the track, just at the outside of the first curve. The pack would start, the jammers would start, they'd all skate down to the other end, and then all of a sudden Rott would be out in front by herself. She's like a machine.
Riot, for her part, just makes people fall down whenever she touches them. It's the weirdest thing. During one jam on Saturday, she just faked at one SF blocker, and that blocker ran smack into another SF blocker - they both fell down and Riot didn't touch either one of 'em. Amazing.
Newcomer Brawllin' Angel also had a good night. She's a fast jammer, thin and agile. She's Nina's new favorite. I'm looking forward to seeing her skate again in September's Oakland/Richmond bout.
On the SF side, Sassy Slayher was on the warpath all night. Seemed like every time she put her shoulder down, a Wrecking Belle went airborne. She racked up some points as a jammer too, but her defensive game was really impressive.
Pia Mess was (IMO) SF's other MVP. She also played aggressively, blocking the opposing jammer way off the track early in the jam and then working her way through the pack. A couple of jams had her pairing her off against Dianne Rott, which was a thrill to watch.
Coolest thing about the evening: Nina and I were sitting right next to a whole pile of Richmond jammer Friskie Meow's friends and family. They all had home-made Friskie t-shirts. Every time she went by they'd holler and make these clawing motions with their hands. How awesome is that?
