Derby fans, get ready for action! June is off to a hot start, and the bouts this weekend are going to be even hotter. (Figuratively, speaking of course. The air conditioning is going strong at the Shriner's Auditorium.) We can't wait to get this party started!
Atlanta fans, rev your engines, because the Jukes of Hazzard are here to bring the noise. They're facing Muscogee County’s premier roller derby team, the Muscogee Rollergirls, from Columbus, GA.
Although this is the Jukes of Hazzard’s first home game this season, the Jukes have actually already seen the Muscogee Rollergirls this year in April when they traveled to Columbus to face MRG on their home track.
The Jukes lost by only six points, and have been training since. Needless to say, the loss didn't dampen their spirits, but instead lit a fire, and now they're ready to take MRG on as an opponent on Atlanta’s home turf.
Photo by Violent Beauregarde
Apocalypstix vs. The Toxic Shocks
What a match! The Apocalypstix and Toxic Shocks will be facing off for the first time this season with one win and one loss each. Neither wants to be defeated for a second time, and both will stop at nothing to achieve the win that will put them that much closer to the Atlanta Rollergirls‘ Championships.
Last season, we saw the Shocks go undefeated until an upsetting 20 point winning last jam by the Denim Demons in the ARG Champs, while the Stix lost all but a single game. Since the re-draft, it looks like these teams are on a more even playing field, and the Apocalypstix may even have advantage considering they have achieved a better point spread than the Shocks against both of the other Atlanta home teams this season.
But, especially seeing as how both of these teams have seen roster loss due to player injury, it could be anyone’s game.
Photo by O-Jen Ishii
Introducing Fantasy Derby: Play Along From the Stands!
Are you a fan? A casual fan? A die-hard fan? Were you at our bouts last month? Did you get a chance to play fantasy derby?
Wait… what? Fantasy derby? Like fantasy football?
YES!
Take a gander at our blog where we explain how it all works, and let us know if there are rules you'd like to see!
