CHICAGO, IL -- This Saturday evening will see the only bout between teams headed to WFTDA Nationals before that event takes place in mid-November, as two teams that finished in the final four of the recent Eastern Regionals -- Windy City and Carolina -- face off for the fourth time in their histories, and the third time in 2008.

All three of the previous confrontations between Windy City and Carolina have been on neutral ground, with the Chicago girls holding a 2 games to 1 advantage since their first game in August 2007. Carolina came out on top in a bout played earlier this year in Philadelphia at June's East Coast Extravaganza, while Windy City emerged victorious in the semifinals of both the 2007 and 2008 Eastern Regionals.

Windy City would go on to finish second at this year's Easterns, while Carolina placed fourth; WCR, over the course of this year, have gone 9-3 to Carolina's 5-3.

Throughout 2008, Windy City has established a reputation for being a particularly deadly team at home, swamping their last three home opponents by over 100 points each at their old Cicero Stadium. This match marks Windy City's debut at their new digs, the UIC Pavilion -- Chicago fans (and, no doubt, future WCR opponents) will be particularly curious to see if their remarkable dominance at home continues after the move.

Still missing from the Carolina all-star roster after a shoulder injury suffered at Regionals will be the multitalented Roxy Rockett, which will deny Carolina an extremely effective jammer and likely weaken them in the pack as well; also not making the trip for this one are mainstays Shirley Temper, Zella Lugosi and Ms. Anthrope the Mordant. With Shirley and Zella also two of the primary jammer weapons available to Carolina,  this version of their all-star lineup will likely have to rely heavily on Holly Wanna CrackYa, Princess America and MC Fyte to take the jam star.

On the Chicago side, Windy City's Shocka Conduit, a big point-scorer over the course of Eastern Regionals, won't be suiting up for the home crew, though they've got an exceptionally deep bench of swift, experienced jammers to fill that gap for them.

This bout is not officially WFTDA sanctioned for ranking purposes, occurring as it does between two major tournaments.

Additional reporting: Ruth Enasia, Krewsader Kate

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