Quad Squad 218, Unholy Rollers 119

​Team Green struck hard and fast with a 14-point jam by Thrill Show. They continued to seize lead jammer status consistently for the first 13 minutes of the game, jumping out to an early 63-18 lead. On the next jam, Unholy Roller jammer Gingah Snap tried to reverse her team’s fortunes by scoring nine of her game-high 55 points and then grabbing 11 more three jams later, which brought the Unholies to within 33 points, 74-41.
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Both defenses were rough on jammers in this game. In one instance, both jammers were recycled twice each before the pack cleared turn one. Quad Squad’s blockers yielded little for the opposition for the last ten minutes of the first half. The Unholies’ defenders fared almost as well during that time span, until Darkhorse reeled off 15 in a power jam near the end of the half. But even then, her actions were punished by a great defensive move by rookie Off Me Rocker. The final three jams of the period went on without any significant advances by either team. Quad Squad headed to the locker rooms with a 108-63 advantage.

The game went back and forth for the first seven minutes of the second half. Scarlett O’Snareya and Blanche Devereauxxx scored seven and eight points respectively to try to get the Unholy Rollers back in the game. Hammer Abby responded with 13 of her team-high 53 points to keep the Unholies at bay.  Gingah Snap answered back decisively with ten points to get her team within 40 points of Team Green, 129-89.

The next ten minutes saw the Quad Squad defense allow very few opportunities for the Unholy jammers to trickle through. Efforts by Brokeback Jac, Conan the Librarian, and Crystal Ice were crucial to allowing only ten points in that stretch, all ten of which were scored by Gingah Snap in her continued heroic effort to bring her team within striking distance. Meanwhile, the Quad Squad were able to slowly add to their lead, despite harassing defense by the opposition, namely from Jen Detta, Tango de Muerte, and Hello, Sailor.

Heading into the last 11 minutes of the game, Quad Squad blockers kept the Unholies from getting lead jam all but once. Scoring was tough for both teams, but the Quad Squad was able to gradually add to their lead. When the last four short whistle blasts ended the final jam, Quad Squad was victorious with a 218-119 final score.
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