Phoenix Furies’ first bout against Preston Roller Girls (PRG) on Saturday 21st April was an absolute delight! As far as I’m concerned, no one would have guessed that this was some skaters’ first bout as the scores were very close all the way through. A couple of skaters had played in a rookie bout hosted by MRD called Bonfire Fight on 5th November 2011.
In the end Preston took the well deserved win at 148-115. Every single skater for the Furies was on top form and both teams were forced to work equally hard throughout the bout. We had a few 15 point jams from Faunication, and Spozilla received a well-earned ‘Best Jammer’ award! Both teams enjoyed the game and the day as a whole, gaining friends as well as experience. It was amazing to have our very own Checkerbroads watching and cheering us on, as well as some skaters from our neighbouring league Rainy City Roller Girls.
Since our first bout the league has had another intake of skaters, and our training manager Tori Bee has nurtured many of these new skaters through their minimum skills. They have now flown the nest to get their feathers ruffled in scrimmage and to become beautiful bout-ready Phoenixes! Everyone at MRD has been massively impressed by how quickly the new skaters have adapted to the addition of game play and strategies, with all of them excelling in MRD’s mixed fortnightly scrimmage (and often stepping up to the jam line!).
It’s clear to see that our newest Furies have fallen victim to the inevitable bite of the derby bug, and their determination and perseverance is paying off. Now that they have had a taste of scrimmage they want to sink their teeth into a full-on bout and we will be so proud to be stood with them on the track when they do so during our next game against Liverpool Roller Birds B-team on Saturday 7th July at Greenbank Sports Academy!
For more information and for ticket links, visit the LRB event page here.
- Skatanico
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