Grand Rapids Bout

June 30, 2007

Grand Raggidy Rollergirls (84) vs. The Bomb Squad (82)

If you missed this bout, you missed the closest bout in Fort Wayne Derby Girls history. The 23rd ranked team in the nation, the Grand Raggidy Rollergirls, came to the PLEX to take on the Bomb Squad.

The score was tight for the first 15 minutes of the first period as the Bomb Squad and GRRG traded the lead until GRRG scored big and ended the first period 32-16. Not to go out without a fight, the Bomb Squad fought back and secured a 36 point swing to end the 2nd period up by 20 points. But, it is not over till it's over. GRRG fought back hard and came within 1 point of the Bomb Squad going into the last 2 minutes of the period. With a score of 82-81 in favor of the Bomb Squad, our jammer got sent to the box and GRRG's jammer fought hard against a tough Bomb Squad blocking line-up to score 3 points in the last 10 seconds and secure a GRRG win 84-82.