BLOOMINGTON, IN -- In the Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls first intraleague bout, the nearly perfectly matched Slaughter Scouts and Farm Fatales battled down to a thrilling last jam. In the end, it'd be the heroics of the Fatales' Badd Mudda Trucka, scoring 10 points in an unopposed jam, that would lift her team to a 72-71 come-from-behind win.

The first half was a tight defensive contest, with both teams trading the lead throughout most of those 30 minutes. The Scouts were up by 8, until Unicoroner, high-scoring jammer for the Fatales, put 5 unanswered points on the board to close the gap to 34-31 at halftime.

In the second half, the hits got harder, and the energized Farm Fatales found their groove and soon led the Scouts by 20. Then Unicoroner spent three consecutive jams in the Bad Girl Box, scoring only 4 points during the last of those jams, while Scouts jammers Killer Kindness, Felanie Charges, and Ka Ka Caliente scored, 9, 10, and 4 points, respectively. Two jams later, the Scouts were up by 9 with less than 2 minutes to play: 71-62.

Ultimately, though, this contest was decided by the Bad Girl Box. Scouts jammer Ka Ka Caliente spent the last jam of the game in the box, leaving Fatale jammer Badd Mudda Trucka all alone and eager to put the pedal to the metal. Miraculously, Mudd scored 10 points in two grand slams in the final 86 seconds to give the Farm Fatales a narrow, heart-stopping victory: 72-71.

A raucous crowd of nearly 800 fans came out to support BHRG, and if their enthusiasm is any indicator, they'll be back in Bloomington on June 14, as the BHRG all-star team, the Flatliners, takes on the B-team from Cincinnati, the Silent Lambs.

Photo: Adam Zolkover