Quad Squad vs. Reservoir Dolls

In the first bout of the night, Quad Squad teed off against the three-time defending MRD champion Reservoir Dolls. Team Green jumped out to an early lead from consistent lead jams by Hammer Abby and Sequin Destroyher. Points were hard to come by for the Res Dolls early on due to a series of jammer penalties. Mouse got whistled for two infractions at once, and Ladie Who-Ha had to sit twice during the next jam. Halfway through the first period Quad Squad sat atop a commanding lead, 62-18.

Quad Squad jammers continued to flummox their opponents as the half continued. With seven minutes left in the period, Ladie Who-Ha helped her team’s cause with an 18-point jam, assisted by key blocks from Res Doll rookies Tenacious D and Slyanide. It looked like the Skate Crime Syndicate was on their way to mounting a comeback, but Sequin Destroyher took charge, twirling through the Res Doll defense, skating backwards to blow kisses to opposing blockers left in her wake. The half ended with Quad Squad holding a commanding lead, 123-56.

Lips Macker and Ladie Who-Ha got on track for the Reservoir Dolls to close the deficit to 131-86 to start the second half, but Team Green’s defense clamped down and held the Res Dolls scoreless for seven minutes. Mouse got the Res Dolls back on the board with a couple of scoring jams. Trailing by 42 with 15 minutes left in the game, things were looking up for the Skate Crime Syndicate until they had a complete meltdown. Over the next seven minutes the Res Dolls had an instance where three blockers were sent to the Sin Bin at once, got sentenced for too many skaters on the track, and had one expulsion. Add to that some harassing defense by Quad Squad blockers Gouda Riddance, Guacamolly, and Girl Friday, and in no time Team Green was ahead 200-104.

Mouse tried valiantly to close the gap, scoring 37 of her team high 53 points in the last five minutes of the game, but the Quad Squad prevailed 209-144. Quad Squad was the last team to beat the Res Dolls, way back in the 2012 Championship Game. Thrillshow, recently returned from a year away, quietly led the Quad Squad in scoring with 46 points.