If you were at the derby bout last night, you were witness to the most nail-biting derby game the SCDD has played all season.  The Blitzburgh Bombers and the Steel Hurtin’ played host to Nashville’s Music City Roller Girls.  The first bout of the night featured the Blitzburgh Bombers in an extremely close game that could have gone to either team at any moment.  The teams were so evenly matched, by the very last jam, the score was tied 46-46.  The whole venue was on its feet as Dakota Fanning took the jam line and with the help of some extremely effective blocking, achieved lead jammer and scored the game-winning points to make the final score Blitzburgh Bombers 52, Nashville Brawl-Stars 46.

The Steel Hurtin’ also played a hard-hitting and difficult match with some of the fastest packs we have seen at home all season.  The Nashville All-Stars came out swinging hard and fast but unfortunately seemed to blow their endurance in the first half.  After that, the Steel Hurtin’ made quick work of widening the point gap and clinching another win with a final score of Steel Hurtin’ 182, Nashville All-Stars 69.

Click here to check out the full bout recap play-by-play by Michael Fright’d!

Thanks to all the fans who came out last night, and who have come out all season.  We can’t play derby without you.  Also don’t forget that even though the home season is over for 2010, it’s not the end of derby for the year.  We will be hosting several public scrimmages this fall, the first being on Thursday, Sept 9th.  The theme is Lady Gaga vs. Prince.

Also mark your calendars for Sunday, October 10th for our Halloween costume skating party fundraiser at Romp N Roll.

The next stop for the Steel Hurtin’ is Eastern Regionals in Westchester, NY where they are seeded 5th and face off against the Charm City Roller GIrls (Baltimore, MD) in the first round.