April 2 Bout: A Night of Busted Records and Broken Hearts!

Our uber-fan Tracy summed things up perfectly: "Totally, maniacally insane!"

The first period of the night pitted the spandex (Hustlers, for you newbies) against the denim (Honky Tonk Heartbreakers) and by the end of the night, there were shreds of both fabrics all over the damn place. Both teams were determined to make up for their losses of last month. The fans went insane to see Dinah-Mite of the Hustlers back in form after knee surgery during the off season, but she wasn't enough to battle the determination of the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers. It was pretty obvious the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers were committed to regaining some of the pride they lost to the Hotrod Honeys in the season opener -- and they did just that. The Hustlers and Heartbreakers delivered punishing blows to each other, and fights seemed to errupt within each jam. During one punishing jam, Pussy Velour took out Loose Tooth LuLu three times -- count 'em 1, 2, 3. The Hustlers put up a valiant fight, but in the end, nothing could deter the Honky Tonk Heartbreakers.

Final Score: Honky Tonk Heartbreakers 53 - Hustlers 31.

Dare we say that already -- just one game into the season -- the second game of the evening, Hell Marys vs. Hotrod Honeys was the most anticipated game of 2006?! Last month, the Hell Marys (after two years in last place) beat the Hustlers. And the Hotrod Honeys put the brakes on the Heartbreakers (two year undefeated season champions) in their season opener. For weeks, the online Flat Track Derby message boards lit up with speculation about this game. Would the Hell Marys be able to crush the Hotrod Honeys like they did the Hustlers? The tension was thick in the air when these two teams lined up for the first jam of the night. It was the most action-packed, hard-hitting game we've seen in quite a while! The score was close for the first several jams, but all good things must come to an end, and the Hell Marys simply couldn't compete with the ferocious hitting of the Hotrod Honeys. To give the Hell Marys the credit they well deserve, their defense was in over-drive as demonstrated by the number of times 8 Track and Melicious hit the floor. (A special nod of the helmet to Hissy Fit for her hard hits and fashion flair that kept the Hotrod Honeys on their toes and their backsides.) In the end not only would the Hotrod Honeys be the only team in Texas Rollergirls 2006 season with undefeated bragging rights, they broke two records: highest number of points scored in a single game and largest point spread.

Final Score: Hotrod Honeys 103 - Hell Marys 32