What a busy weekend in derby for the All-Stars, on Friday with Back to back bouts against Grand Raggidy, and Detroit Derby Girls, then on Saturday; a rematch with the Brew City Bruisers.

Imagine my excitement when I first see Primp Daddy skating on the track for BRRG, life is good! Then I realize that I have not seen Stroker Ace, Dagney Taghurt or Soul Eater on the track….GASP! Luckily I texted Tonya at half time to find out that they were benched to have fresh people on the track for the Detroit match.

First bout Grand Raggidy
I Knew we had this bout before it ever began! As a team we have be growing and have been so solid. Friday was by far the best extended lunch I have ever had! It was wonderful to see a wide array of Jammers during this bout; Killy, Eva, CoCo, and Garguilo as main, then Destroya, Primp, and Booty on an occasion or two. Everyone did really well this bout, I was so proud of the team work and communication on the track.

Second bout Detroit
Wow I have never witnessed a more powerful team then Detroit, they’re blockers are some of the most strategical in the game. They are extremely good and panning the lane and stifling our blockers from taking major shots at there jammers. This bout had to be the hardest bout we have ever played! Killbox and Cookie Rumble were absolute monsters on the track. Unfortunately, we went back to the “only Jam 3″. Though I understand the reasoning, and never agree with it. I feel at times other skater may have a easier time with a team like Detroit if given the opportunity. I would have really liked to see the same dynamic rotation that I saw against GR. We had a real tough time getting any groove, it almost felt like we had too many players out there, making it extremely hard for us to get comfortable.

Third bout Brew City
This was the painful one, to have this pretty much in the bag, and then fall apart. It wasn’t that we were out played, we fell apart! I missed the first half due to listening to Boots and not tuning in till 6! But from the minute I tuned in we were putting major points on the board. We secured a thirty point lead, and I felt we had won the game. But as everyone knows thirty points is nothing in derby. Brew City stuck to their guns, and put momentum back on their side. The final jam in regulation had Brew City screaming victory, but impressively Erin Gargiulo managed to squeak in just 2 points to tie the game 109-109. But in the end , overtime was not in our favor Brew City kept that momentum into the last Jam and pulled out victorious.

I must say that I felt we played very well overall, though we lost two, won one. I feel our times when we were playing well far surpassed the time we let slip by us. A lot of insight was gained in this tournament that we will be able to pull from for next year. Thanks to all Burning River All-Stars, you girls made some major accomplishments this year!

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