June 9 Double Derby

As is their frequent custom, the New Jersey Roller Derby (NJRD) hosted a Saturday night double header on its home track in Morristown. The NJRD teams, the All Stars and the Brawl Stars, skated against the Reading Derby Girls and the Central Jersey Roller Vixens respectively.

NJRD All Stars vs. Reading Derby Girls

The two teams proved to be a very good match. Neither was able to build up a significant lead in the first 30 minutes of play. Solid jamming on the part of Reading – notably by #021 Amandasaurus Wrex, #14 J-Bird, and #22 Skater Di – was equaled by NJRD – Notably #14 Ragnarok, #1793 Queen Guillotine, and #11 Tuff Crust Pizza. At the beginning of the second half the score was 81-88 in favor of Reading. In a power jam against stiff opposition Tuff Crust Pizza put NJRD into the lead 107-101. Well organized defensive walls led to fancy footwork on both sides to get past them; in one peculiar jam both sides resorted to star passes. As the second half wore on, NJRD built on its lead but remained vulnerable. In the final jam, #021 Amandasaurus Wrex made an impressive push after a star pass to accumulate points, but the clock ran out with NJRD still 16 points ahead. Final Score 175 – 159 in favor of NJRD.

MVPs:

NJRD

Blocker – #10 Miss USAHole

Jammer – #14 Ragnarok

Reading

Blocker  – #04 Tomb Schrader

Jammer – #021 Amandasaurus Wrex

NJRD Brawl Stars vs. Central Jersey Roller Vixens

It was clear from the first few jams that the Vixens would be a tough adversary. In the very first jam, #412 Brindiesel broke through the pack to put four points on the board for NJRD. It was the last time NJRD would hold the lead. #19 Ivanna Exposya in the next jam put the Vixens ahead 4-11. Yet, the match remain competitive with the first half ending with the score at 88-101. The Vixens have a depth of good jammers including #13 Lil Miss Moody, #549 Rooney, and especially #706 Breaka who repeatedly was able to break through the walls of NJRD blockers. #412 Brindiesel, #100 Tkatch Money, and #8 Smiley Cyrus did strong jamming for NJRD. The blocking was very aggressive on both sides in the second half with numerous pileups. As the clock wound down, however, the Vixens solidified their lead with multi-pass jams by both #706 Breaka, #549 Rooney, and (in the final jam) #19 Ivanna Exposya. The Vixens took the victory with a Final Score of 148 – 215.

MVPs:

NJRD

Blocker – #314 Fearless Bueller

Jammer – #8 Smiley Cyrus

Vixens

Blocker  – #6 Lucille Squall

Jammer – #706 Breaka