Port Authorities 200, CT Rollergirls Stepford Sabotage 75
Port Authories vs Connecticut Stepford Sabotage | March 17, 2012 | Happy Wheels, Portland ME | Bout Recap by Milhouse Van Bouten
March 17, 2012 brought the fifth chapter of a developing rivalry between Maine Roller Derby’s Port Authorities and Connecticut Roller Girls’ Stepford Sabotage. It began in May 2008 in Portland when the Port Authorities took home their first victory over the Sabotage 83 – 39. Connecticut hosted the rematch later that year in December and closed the gap significantly, but still lost to Maine’s all-stars 82 – 120. After a season, the two squads clashed again in late August 2010 back in Portland, with Maine again taking the victory 154 – 79. Eight months later, the Sabotage brought the fight back to their home turf determined to break the streak, but instead suffered their worst defeat by Maine yet: 48 – 174. With Spring bringing a new derby season and a new sense of determination, Connecticut marched their squad back into Happy Wheels for the next battle.
The bout started even in the very early stages, with Port Authority jammer Grim D. Mise and Conntecticut jammer Delilah Dread scoring 2 – 0 each in jams one and two, respectively. Grim D. Mise turned up the heat in jam three, taking full advantage of a power jam opportunity to slap 17 – 0 points on the board for Maine. PA skater Crystal Whip followed up with another 7 – 0, and Maine seemed to rolling to a healthy advantage.
Connecticut needed a way to derail the building momentum of the PAs. C. Mya Rage took the jammer line for CT in jam six and nabbed the jam lead, scoring 4 – 0. Pearl Jammer followed up for CT and was able to prevent any further points by PA jammer Jessica Aspiras. After successfully stopping the point skid, CT grabbed the jam leads for jams nine through 12 and chipped 14 points off of Maine’s lead, while keeping Maine scoreless. A hit by PA blocker Li’l Punisher on CT jammer Pearl Jammer in jam 13 seemed to stop the Sabotage’s push for points, and in jam 15, PA jammer Spry Icicle smashed a 25 – 0 point jam on the board to firmly take back control. The points were a trade-off for the rest of the half, with a few highlight jams (CT: Black Cherry scoring 15 – 0 in jam 18, PA: Grim D. Mise scoring 15 – 0 in jam 19). By the end of the half, Maine had a healthy lead over the Sabotage, 93 – 42.
Connecticut needed to come out swinging in the second half, but could not solve the Maine defense. Maine jammers Grim D. Mise, Crystal Whip, Spry Icicle and Jessica Aspiras continued to rack up points for the PAs, combining for 24 in the first seven jams while keeping Connecticut scoreless. CT blocker Luciana Pulverotti realized that CT needed to answer with their own strong defense, and scrambled to cancel out Grim D. Mise’s phenomenal jamming. Pulverotti was successful in keeping Grim scoreless in jam eight.
The CT defense could not seem to stop the Maine offense for good. Maine jammers Kissy Kicks and Shirley B. Slammin’ added to the lead, cancelling out the points that CT jammers Delilah Dread and Eleanor Bruisevelt scrambled for. The CT defense picked up the intensity, crushing Grim D. MIse as she called jam 11 with a 4 – 0 score, but it was just too little too late. The PAs had locked in on their targets and charged up the scoreboard with no looking back. Punctuated by bone-crushing 29 – 0 point final jam from Grim D. Mise, the Port Authorities continued their sweep over the Stepford Sabotage 200 – 75.
MVPS
Port Authorities: Jessica Aspiras
Stepford Sabotage: Luciana Pulverotti
Top Scorers
Port Authorities: Grim D. Mise (109)
Stepford Sabotage: Black Cherry (36)
Port Authorities Roster
Cherry Clobber | Crystal Whip | Dollipops | Grim D. Mise | Jessica Aspiras | Kissy Kicks | Lil Punisher | Mae Snap | Princess Lay Her Out | Punchy O’Guts | Red-Demption | Shirley B. Slammin’ | Spry Icicle | T-Storm
Stepford Sabotage Roster
Black Cherry | Bonnie Voyage | C. Maya Rage | Delilah Dread | Doomcake | Eleanor Bruisevelt | Ether Bunny | Girl Fawkes | Luciana Pulverotti | Murphy’s Outlaw | Parker Poison | Pearl Jammer | Pow Pow Powerwheels | Shiny Toy Buns | Slugg’er Face | Your Mom
