Bout recap: Columbia 87, Charlotte 78
Posted by Nigel Toughnails on 31st January 2008
Two up and coming teams in the Carolinas made a splash on the regional derby scene by drawing an incredible crowd of more than 2100 fans on their bout on January 27th; the host Charlotte Rollergirls, and the victorious visitors, the Columbia Quad Squad Rollergirls.
In a very competitive back-and-forth game, Charlotte earned a 69-60 lead early in the third period, built largely by the jamming of Rosie Cheeks, who averaged a game high 4.44 points per jam, and posted 40 of
Charlotte’s 78 points in the game. Columbia took over in the last 8 jams of the contest, though, outscoring Charlotte 27-9 down the stretch, despite seemingly having one or two blockers in the penalty box during that entire run.
The charge was led by the Columbia co-captain, Holly Hunter, who toed the jammer line for the Quad Squad in five of the last seven jams, earning lead jammer status in four of those jams, and outscoring Charlotte’s jammers 18-4.
As memorable as the bout itself was, the story of the night was arguably the crowd. Well over two thousand rabid fans filed into historic Cricket Arena for Charlotte’s home debut, bought every last piece of merchandise, and established Charlotte as one of the most derby hungry cities in the country.
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