SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- Las Vegas and Salt Lake City. A city of sin and a city half-filled with (Latter Day) Saints. Las Vegas is a city where Jello is mostly used for shots, and often body shots from a dancer's navel, at that. Salt Lake City is a town where Jello is very serious business indeed.  Where the happiness of a home can often be measured by the number of Jello molds in the pantry. A city where the bars never close, and a city where bars are technically illegal.

You won't find another such clash of polar opposites in culture, unless Gotham faces Boston at Eastern Regionals. One is a little bit country, the other a little bit rock'n'roll. These two leagues are almost as close as Donnie and Marie, without the perfect teeth. While the skaters have faced off in several mixed-team scrimmages in Las Vegas (many Salt City skaters have family there) this is the first time they've faced of against each other. They know each other VERY WELL, considering this is their first interleague bout.

The Fabulous Sin City Rollergirls make their long-awaited return to interleague bouting after a season break and their first home season ever. After a rocky winless third season of travel team bouts, the league decided it needed to expand in order to remain competitive. After an expansion, intraleague bouts and a move to a larger venue, they've re-christened their travel team after the league's new name and are taking their show on the road (sans clubs and tiger skins).

The Salt City Shakers are coming off a lopsided 194-41 loss  against Pikes Peak Derby Dames and a win against Nevada's other flat track derby league, the non-WFTDA Battle Born Derby Demons. Their travel team has previously bouted Angel City Derby Girls and are hoping to chalk up their first WFTDA-sanctioned victory.

The Salt City Derby Girls have also found themselves a new venue, moving from the Olympic Oval* to the Salt Palace Convention Center. The bout is happening on Saturday, Ocotober 4th. The after-party (are those legal in Utah?) will fittingly be held at Saints and Sinners (a private club for members).

* Trivia question: What other Olympic venue later hosted roller derby?

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