WFTDA Bout Preview: (u) Tampa Bay @ (18) Atlanta
Posted by Justice Feelgood Marshall on 11th April 2008
On Saturday, WFTDA’s 18th ranked Atlanta Rollergirls get back in the swing of things after a lengthy break from interleague bouting as they take on new WFTDA addition Tampa Bay in what will be Tampa Bay’s first WFTDA bout.
Atlanta hasn’t seen action since August 2007, when they were bounced in the first bout of the Eastern Regional tournament by eventual runner-up Windy City, 106 - 77. They’re under new team management, with Hugh Jass and Roxy Razor acting as coaches and Jim Blair specializing as a speed trainer, so it’s likely that this team will be sporting a different look than the Columbus roster. Additionally, this Atlanta roster will be featuring 6 new additions to the all-star team, four rising veterans (Reba Smackentire, Shannihilator, Killy Wabbit and 18-Hour Broad) and two first-year rookies (Thunder Enlightenin’ and Alass Insane.)
Tampa Bay is coming out of a victory at Feburary’s single-day Florida State Championship, going undefeated and beating non-WFTDA Tallahassee 84-36 in the full-length championship bout. That tournament represents most of Tampa Bay’s interleague experience, though, and with a relatively short intraleague season of 3 games, most of TBDD comes into this bout with only moderate playing time thus far. However, team captain Kat A Killzem reports that many TBDD players made the trips to Rollercon and Nationals last year, and learned a great deal from both watching and playing - time will tell whether that will be enough to take on the more experienced Atlanta girls.
Notably, this bout will be the second part of a doubleheader (ATL home teams Sake Tuyas and Toxic Shocks will be going at it before Atlanta vs. Tampa Bay) and so 6 of the all-star team’s 14 players will have just ended a one hour contest before going up against Tampa — their endurance level may be a factor in the eventual outcome.
UPDATE: The Dirty South comes out on top, as Atlanta triumphs 91-58.
Additional reporting: Alass Insane, Kat A Killzem
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