The great Marquise and I went to see the Carolina Rollergirls last bout of the season out at Dorton Arena last night. It was only the second game of the season that we were able to see (the first was the season opener) and oh what a game. The bout was against the Kansas City Roller Warriors who were last season's champs. We had a great first period and we were up by about 30 points at one time. Kansas City, however was not fazed at all. Over the next 2 periods, they gradually whittled away our lead to nothing. At the end of the game, we won by 1 point. I thought Dorton was gonna come crashing down with all the yelling.
There were some noticeable differences in the game. Namely, the refs were calling A LOT more fouls. It was not unusual to see 2 or even 3 girls sitting in the penalty box at any given time. From what I could gather, most of the fouls were about elbowing. There were a couple of instances where I think the refs went a bit overboard and really complicated the bout unnecessarily. There were a couple of occasions where it seemed that no one knew what was going on. However, given the emotions on the floor, it probably was a good thing the refs were so strict on this bout, otherwise, there surely would have been bloodshed before the bout was over.
One question though.... who/what was the rollergirl cowboy/mascot/cheerleader? And more importantly, who designed his outfit/costume?
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