Wasatch Roller Derby: Hometown Throwdown Recap

Saturday Wasatch Roller Derby hosted their first home team game of the season with a sold out crowd! The Derby Depot was PACKED to see the Black Diamond Divas face off against the Hot Wheelers in their Hometown Throwdown Bout!

The Black Diamond Divas were quick to start the game carving out scoring passes by Skatey Gaga and Bruiser Ego.

Unfortunately after a few jams they lost a key home-team player when Combat Baby went down hard in a pile up on the tracks third turn and was carried out with a broken tibia.

Hot Wheelers Clam Jammer and Drew Fairywhore blazed through the pack earning a hot 12-point-lead but BDD Bruiser Ego was quick to cool their flames with an amazing 23 point jam.

Divas held the lead for the remainder of the night, but despite a wavering point gap the crowd couldn’t get enough of the hard hits, whips, and jukes from each team.

Half-Time Score: BDD 52 HW 27

The Junior’s League, The Minion Terrors held a mini scrimmage during halftime that had the crowd and Rollergirls laughing and cheering for more.

There was also a competitive game of capture the flag with Skull Candi to close the halftime shenanigans.

As the second half began Hot Wheeler jammers Sweet Jane and Nike A Go-Go had a hard time getting past Black Diamond Diva’s tight defensive walls and recycling hitters.

Veronica Tastrophe and Veronica Scars kept stacking points for the Divas but soon both teams ran into penalty trouble and skaters began filling the box.

Hot Wheeler veterans Colonel Skirts and Sarin Gasp! were on fire in the last half showcasing some big hits, booty blocks, and impressive point bursts that kept the scoreboard from looking like a blowout.

Even though the Hot Wheelers were warming up, Black Diamond Divas were playing it cool and Spank E Ham eased through holes created by her blockers for repeated scoring passes.

With less than 5 minutes left in the game the score was 98 to 66 with Black Diamond Divas leading. The Instigator, jamming for BDD, got another 20-point jam creating an icy 60-point-lead.

In the last jam of the bout, with BDD jammer and blockers in the box, Hot Wheelers fought hard to close the gap in a fiery conclusion that had the audience screaming on their feet.

Clam Jammer turned up the burners with an undefeated final pass with the help of her blockers Moon Raker, and Sarin Gasp! Despite repeated hard hits and chest blocks from BDD Skatey Gaga and Penny Slain, Clam Jammer refused to go down and tightened the spread.

Final Score BDD 121 HW 80

Fans and skaters celebrated the after party at Legends Bar and Grill and Willies Bar.

Congrats to all of the new WRD home team skaters! All of your hard work and preparation was apparent during the bout. Not only did our new skaters bring in a huge fan base, they also impressed the crowd, officials, and veteran skaters with their knowledge of the game and ability to skate fast and play hard!

WRD is proud of all of our up-and-coming skaters! Meet our new home team players. Here are some highlights from their FIRST bout!

GALACTICAT #1337

BETTY CRACKHER #37

HARDCORE CUPCAKE #96

DREW FAIRYWHORE #81

JANE ACCOSTIN' #.406

SWEET JANE #1969

LAUNCHPAD MCCRASH #745

MARGIE RAM #526

LIZ TAILHER #750ML

Congrats to Clam Jammer and Vulgar Vixen in your first Wasatch bout!

A special shout out to Combat Baby who is on a six-week recovery for a broken tibia. All of your dedicated work, hard hits, controlled timing, growing confidence, and heart has not gone unnoticed. Here is to a speedy recovery so we can see you back on the track kicking ass in no time!