Intrigued by the Black Widows' newfound fallibility (see here), the Switchblade Sisters decided to get their own shot in before the Derby Darlins' impending (11/13) Championship bout. Bringing about last Saturday's Derby Detention; a bout where the league's pecking orders could be (re)established. (Shockingly, the penalty box was not abolished, despite the bout's title. Tonight's detention had an area set aside for detaining troublesome skaters; hereby known as the ISS box.) While the Black Widows ultimately proved too strong in the end, the Sisters were still able to make their mark. Close throughout, as the bout ended at (76-98), the Switchblade Sisters joined the illustrious class of teams who have managed to hold the Black Widows to under a hundred points.
Characteristic of the Widows, tonight they staked out an early lead and held onto it using a rotating squad of key, core skaters. To the Switchblade Sisters' credit, they managed to contain the spread to a not insurmountable 10-20 points throughout the first half. Not able to pull further ahead than that, the Widows were left to turn their attention to delivering some severe beat downs to the would-be usurpers.
The action really started heating up when Black Widow Bad Credit gave Switchblade Sister Kitty Danger a number of hard shots. Ending the barrage with a check hard enough to send Danger flying out-of-bounds. A seasoned vet, Credit then immediately hit the brakes, slowing down the Sisters' jammer considerably.
Unfortunately for Credit, slowing down gave Kitty's fellow Sister Gore Mae enough time to catch up and retaliate. Knocking Credit out of Danger's orbit, Gore Mae next turned her attention to new Widow Cha Cha Crash. Who called off the jam fast, after receiving her introductory Gore Mae beating (24-31).
Riled by her teammates' actions, Bash'em Up Barbie donned the jammer panty next, and hit the pack with the power of a bulldozer. Unwilling to yield to any subtlety in her craft, Barbie instead spent the night bursting through the pack. Such manic intensity often proves hard to control, as Barbie found out later when an attempted hop past Widow Eliza Lot transformed mid-leap into a flying knee. Unwitting, possibly newly-created penalties aside, Barbie's push did much to keep her team moving as they attempted to gain ground on the Widows.
One Widow unwilling to cede anything was Captain Bettie Kruger, who instead doubled up for two jams worth of brutality. Finding herself unable to stop a jamming Ram 'em Noodle, no matter how hard she tried (26-40), Kruger then focused her wrath on the Sisters' next jammer, the bloodied but unbowed Kitty Danger (32-43).
Clearly tired of my overly verbose recaps, Widow Anita Bopabitch brought in tonight's concisest jam. 40 seconds, two full revolutions around the track, five points without any fuss (32-53).
Taking a cue from Bop, Ram 'em Noodle closed the half with an exceedingly quick and seemingly effortless jam. Breezing through the Widows' defense scoring two grand slams, Ram 'em nabbed her team some needed points as well as proving that the bout was still up in the air (41-57).
[Click here for Derby Detention's exciting finale! Click here to relive the Junior Derby Chicks halftime bout. Oh so many choices, and so little time. You needn't worry though, as both links lead to awesomeness.]
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