WFTDA Bout Preview: (22) Dominion @ (u) Long Island
Posted by Justice Feelgood Marshall on 4th April 2008
There’s a lot of roller derby going on this weekend, but the single WFTDA matchup will be in Old Bethpage, NY, as the hosting Long Island Roller Rebels try to stop the rise of the increasingly successful Dominion Derby Girls on Saturday night.
In a way, this matchup is 13 months in the making — LIRR was originally scheduled to take on Dominion at March 2007’s East Coast Extravaganza in Philly, but Dominion had to pull out late. Pittsburgh’s unranked Steel City would step in at the last second to take their slot, and Long Island defeated them 117-87.
That was the only victory LIRR would see in 2007, though. They went dormant as a travel team for most of the rest of the year, coming back into action in November with a three-bout losing streak — 109-34 away against Gotham’s Brooklyn Bombshells home team, 111-99 at home against non-WFTDA Cape Fear, and 106-61 away to to unranked Connecticut. However, LIRR’s schedule for 2008 looks much busier than that of 2007, with this Dominion bout kicking off three interleague bouts in five weeks (they’ll take on non-WFTDA Lehigh Valley on April 13, and unranked Maine on May 3rd.)
While LIRR does field some longtime veterans in Captain Morgan, MadDonna, Amaretto Sourpuss and Summer Slam, they’ll be without their most effective jammer as C-Roll is unable to make the bout, and tough blocker Anna Tramp is reportedly retired from derby.
They’ll have their hands full with Dominion, who are steadily moving up in the national scene — they’re ranked 22nd and currently enjoying a four-bout win streak punctuated by a substantial January win over Sin City in Las Vegas, 169-44. Their roll also includes a 102-81 away win over currently unranked Ohio and a 150-80 home victory over unranked Steel City. Outside of WFTDA play, they also recently sank River City in a 159-26 romp on March 9.
Dominion’s crew is increasingly becoming known for speed, with jammers T. Rex Ya Face, Sweet N. Lowdown, Turbovision and Tsunami Tsue having functioned as the scoring agents in their recent bouts, but pack play from Spontaneous Combustya, Frankendoll, and Bam Bam McCha-Cha has stymied more than a few opposing jammers. Dominion will certainly need all of their players to contribute, though, as they bring a short roster of eleven to battle LIRR’s 13.
Additional reporting: Hambone, Sweet N. Lowdown, Captain Morgan
UPDATE: It’s a record-setting blowout at the expense of Long Island, as Dominion becomes the first team to break 300 points in a WFTDA regulation game and Long Island is held to only 6 points while being completely shut out in the second half. Dominion wins by 301 points, 307-6.
Captain Morgan #57 [captain] // MadDonna #31 // Amaretto Sourpuss #214 // Regine Bull #8 // D-Ball #73 // Baby Bop YO Face #88 // Cyanide Kisses #828 // Brawlette #27 // Kosher Kaos #18 // Etta Jams #55 // Carnage Electra #101 // Summer Slam #96 // Helluva Bottom Carter #00
T.Rex YaFace #65 mil B.C. [captain] // The Ruffian #1979 // bRat Out Of Hell #717 // Spontaneous Combustya #800C // Tsunami Tsue #00 // Asian Chowdown #X // BamBam McChaCha #37 // Sweet N. Lowdown #5 // Turbovision #7:11 // Frankendoll #2 // Pretty Skate Machine #SK8
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