09 września 2007
"Hatch, I Think We Can Win..."
I neglected to do a preview of the Iron Curtain - Furious Truckstop Waitresses match. It's okay, none of you noticed and I would have been dead wrong about the match.
Not only did Iron Curtain make it a match, there were several points where they were in danger of winning. Granted, the Reds took advantage of some serious mistakes that FTW made in the first period (including a problem Betty Anarchy had with her skate that left her at less than top performance), but the fact that IC was able to take advantage of those mistakes is a huge improvement. I don't think you could have seen that even a couple of months ago.
In the end, FTW did what it does best: slowly opening up a lead that shut down offensive options for Iron Curtain. In the end, they had a still impressive 113 - 82 point victory.
The 82 points is the most they have scored since a bout in March of 2005 against a still new VICE Squad.
In the second bout, the VICE Squad had an equally tough match against the Copper Queens. They were always able to keep a little bit of a lead, but star jammer Penny Tenchery was unable to pile on the huge leads that she has been able to against weaker teams before.
Interestingly, we stood a good chance of both teams scoring in triple digits. Final score was 112-92.
For some reason, the crowd was a bit smaller than usual, no line at the snack bar. But, the fact that Iron Curtain looked like they could win their first game ever got the crowd amped. Not too many folks stayed for the second match though. Maybe they were played out. Eh?
I think I'm looking forward to next week's third place match more than the championship. Yeah, FTW vs VICE...been there, done that. IC vs Queens? Now that both know they can win that game, it'll be fun.
Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.
Not only did Iron Curtain make it a match, there were several points where they were in danger of winning. Granted, the Reds took advantage of some serious mistakes that FTW made in the first period (including a problem Betty Anarchy had with her skate that left her at less than top performance), but the fact that IC was able to take advantage of those mistakes is a huge improvement. I don't think you could have seen that even a couple of months ago.
In the end, FTW did what it does best: slowly opening up a lead that shut down offensive options for Iron Curtain. In the end, they had a still impressive 113 - 82 point victory.
The 82 points is the most they have scored since a bout in March of 2005 against a still new VICE Squad.
In the second bout, the VICE Squad had an equally tough match against the Copper Queens. They were always able to keep a little bit of a lead, but star jammer Penny Tenchery was unable to pile on the huge leads that she has been able to against weaker teams before.
Interestingly, we stood a good chance of both teams scoring in triple digits. Final score was 112-92.
For some reason, the crowd was a bit smaller than usual, no line at the snack bar. But, the fact that Iron Curtain looked like they could win their first game ever got the crowd amped. Not too many folks stayed for the second match though. Maybe they were played out. Eh?
I think I'm looking forward to next week's third place match more than the championship. Yeah, FTW vs VICE...been there, done that. IC vs Queens? Now that both know they can win that game, it'll be fun.
Hasta la proxima. Do zobaczenia.
