Dames fire up late to beat the Pistolwhippers
Posted on May 14, 2007
May 12: The Devil’s Night Dames pull out a shocker in a come from behind 16-point win, led by the incredible jamming of rookie Racer McChaseHer (MVP for her second bout in a row) and do it in rocking fashion before a crazed Detroit derby crowd.
The first place Pistolwhippers came in strong and played well on both ends, maintaining the lead for 2 1/2 periods. Assistant captain Killbox was the Defensive Blocker of the Game (14 blocks, and 4 knockdowns), and Diesel Doll had an outstanding game as well with 11 blocks and 2 jammer KD’s for the ‘Whippers. The rest of their core of blockers held their lines, laid some big hits, and did some of the best positional blocking the DDG has seen (37 booty blocks to the Dames 19). The Pistolwhippers, though, were hampered by jammer penalties and were skating without Sonic Ruth, who’s usually called upon for a 20 to 30-point performance. They turned to blockers Del Bomber and Diesel Doll and first time jammer Bytch Ryder who altogether put up 15 points to augment the primary combo of Honey Suckit (whose 52 points helped her surpass 300 career points and Vega Vendetta, putting her 1st all time in Detroit) and Killbox (also reaching a milestone 200 points, thanks to a 33 point bout). Lack of experienced jammers and a few key jams made all the difference…
After the Dames fought to close the points gap, Racer McChaseHer pulled out a 10-0 double grand slam jam in the third period to give the Dames their first lead (ever as a DDG team). Pumped up by Racer’s jamming and the roar of the Drill Hall crowd, the Dames pulled further ahead. Overall, the Dames were just too deep on the jammer line thanks to solid performances by Rock Candy (35 points, 3 grand slams), Summers Eve-L (11 points, 1 slam), and of course Jammer of the Game, rookie sensation Racer McChaseHer (61 points, 6 grand slams and 9 leads). Toss in 9 points from Dire Skates and (injury substitute) Effin’ Money for a 116 total to the Pistolwhippers 100.
Much credit should go to the pack play of the Dames who out-assisted the Whippers 44-24, and to new manager KillaKimZilla, who managed the Dames to their first ever DDG victory (0-3 in two seasons before Saturday). Defensively the Pistolwhippers had a slight edge, and handed out 6 more knockdowns, and 8 more defensive blocks, but the focus of the Dames was to keep their jammers moving and helping them through the hard-blocking Pistolwhippers. The Dames were without the league’s top blocker, Tura Skatana, but got strong performances from captain Lady MacDeath (15 blocks), Racer (7 blocks, 10 assists, and a knockdown), Rock Candy (7 blocks, 6 assists) and Offensive Blocker of the Game Vicious Vixen. Vixen, who was subbing for the injured Tura, ended up with 14 assists and 15 defensive blocks, a knockdown, and 20 minor penalties. Vicious Vixen was the night’s penalty queen with 6 minutes in the box.
The win for the Dames brings all four teams’ records to 1-1, and the rankings fall to point differentials, putting D-Funk All Stars (+36) back into first, followed by the Detroit Pistoffs (+34), then the Pistolwhippers (-13) and finally the Dames (-57). These rankings are only superficial at this point because regardless of past score, whichever teams win the next two bouts will go to the 2007 DDG Championship bout in July. So come catch this sizzling season roll on as the hot Devil’s Night Dames try to burn down the defending champs, the Detroit Pistoffs on June 2nd at the Masonic Temple in the current center of the sports universe- downtown Detroit!
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