Boston v. Windy City will begin in about 35 minutes.

er...make that Boston v. Detroit.

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We're about to get underway with our second bout of the day - #8 Boston vs. #9 Detroit

Lineups for this bout:
Detriot Derby Girls
0 Vicious Vixen
2.8 Racer McChaserHer
6 Elle McFearsome
31 Whiskey Soured
68 Summers Eve-L
76 Del Bomber
181 Vega Vendetta
200 Sass Knuckles
313 Black Eyed Skeez
989 Killbox
1974 Honey Suckit
10c Rock Candy
33 1/3 Cookie Rumble
L1 Bikini Killer

Boston Derby Dames
0 Shelby Shattered
2 Ivana Clobber
011 Lois Carmen Dominator
138 Kitty Twister
1984 Claire D. Way
24 Quick Sandy
28 Pussy Venom
3.2.1 Miss Mary Smack
3.31.25 Betty Spite
34b Maura Buse
37 Sheryl Crowbar
4 Sarah Doom
7 Wanda Whipya
99 Harlot Fevah

They're off. The teams look evenly matched so far, swapping off on the first two jams.

A very scrappy bout. This is going to be a close battle for the right to play against a fresh Minnesota tomorrow.

Boston loses their jammer to the penalty box. Big opportunity for Detroit in this close first period.

Penalties are going to make a difference in this one. Lose your jammer, give away 10 points.

Despite the score, the Boston jammers seem stronger so far.

First period is over. A great battle between these closely ranked teams.

I just heard a Detroit girl say that derby is just like sex - 2 minutes at a time.

Second period coming up in about a minute

Detriot off to a fast start with Racer McChaseHer jumping out to quick lead jammer position and pulling in 5

Boston follows on with a great answering jam with two grand slams to take the lead.

And Boston now has a lone jammer, Detroit will sit out most of the jam. Ouch. Boston jammer Claire D. Way turns on the speed.

And now Boston's jammer will sit one out. Racer McChaseHer goes out alone to try to widen the gap.

This is sounding repetitive, but the closeness continues. Plenty of penalties, Racer McChaseHer jamming multiple times and bringing home plenty of points

And a big end to the second period. It doesn't quite feel like a barnburner yet, but the noise level is defintely going to go up in the third.

Both teams are back to the benches, ready to rumble with four minutes left in the break.

They're off. Boston adds a few to their lead while the Detroit jammer gets stuck for 0.

Racer again to close the gap significantly. She's really earning her way through this bout

Rock Candy closes the gap to 3

for Detroit that is. Now Killbox (also detroit) is running up a few to take the lead!

Boston rolls up a few more, Detroit's jammer sits out the first lap of the next jam. It's too close for jammer penalties. Boston gets Lead and builds the lead.

Detroit needs to close the gap asap or they're going to get stuck.

And Detroit pulls out front as the Boston jammer goes to the box!!

This could be the last scoring jam. Boston starts it 1 point down with no jammer.

Nope. Looks like we'll have at least one more. It could go either way!

Lots of stategy going on in the end game. One short scoreless jam. 1:22 left for Boston to pull ahead.

Racer McChaseHer back out for the final jam, but she's thrown off!! Boston scores 2 to tie!

Tie breaker. We'll have one 2 minute jam, no lead will be called. The crowd is freaking out.

Detroit will start the tie breaker with no jammer.

Detroit wins!

Fantastic roller derby here in Batelle Hall. It sure as hell did turn into a barn burner, reminiscent of AZRD v Rat City in Tucson 2006.

Penalties:
Boston 88 minor, 3 Major
Detroit 123 minor, 7 Major

The announcers are trying to get the track cleared so the next teams can warm up. Total derby out-freakage.

Score adjusted: 99-104 for Detroit. The bracket busting continues as #9 beats #8.

Up next we'll have Gotham Girls Roller Derby (New York) vs. the Grand Raggidy Roller Girls (Grand Rapids, MI)

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