Ohio falls in both bouts against Cincinnati

OHRG limited to lowest point total of season versus Cincinnati

The Ohio Roller Girls were given its first loss in more than three months June 20 after the Cincinnati Roller girls put up a strong defensive front that enveloped Ohio jammers and reeked havoc in the pack all game long. OHRG fell to the CRG Black Sheep 102-49. It was the combo of pivot and outside mid-blocker for Cincinnati that was able to rein in the Ohio jammers at the front of the pack time and time again which accounted for several jams that ended with minimal points for OHRG. Ohio made great improvement over its last matchup against Cincinnati. OHRG came out of the gate strongly and aggressively matching CRG in points early on and locked down the Black Sheep pack and jammers. The strategy worked well for Ohio allowing the team to pull ahead against the No. 20 ranked team in the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association 25-10 midway through the first half. The 15-point lead would be as large a lead as OHRG would ever get in the game. Cincinnati regrouped and went into lock-down mode on Ohio gaining lead jams and chipping away at the Ohio lead. The rest of the way through the first half, Ohio was only able to score three points and went into the break down 45-28. Penalties started to become an issue in the second half from both teams but CRG was able to keep Ohio, which is normally a second-half team, under control to secure the win. The loss moves the Ohio Roller Girls’ record to 4-3 on the 2009 season. The final home game of the season will pit OHRG versus the Ft. Wayne Derby Girls July 18.

Gang Green controlled by Cincinnati Silent Lambs

Gang Green put in another hard-hitting bout against the CRG Silent Lambs June 20 but its big hits were not enough to keep the Silent Lambs within its grasp losing 84-49. The Gang Green strategy kept the game close to start with Nailher and team captain Handle Barz blowing open holes for their jammers, but Cincinnati was able to recover using its teamwork in the pack to put Ohio out of position. Couple that with Gang Green penalties and the Silent Lambs tallied several five-point grand slams to quickly put Ohio in a hole to dig out of in a shorten 40-minute bout. As the first half wound down and Gang Green found itself down by 24 points, 50-26. Coming out of the half, Gang Green gave much of the point-scoring duties to Hellion BOI and Royal Pain who were able to find some daylight with the help of Ohio’s blockers and get their team back into game. The Cincinnati teamwork in the pack, lead by newcomers Nuke ‘Em and Jewel B. Hurt, continued to keep the control in the Lambs’ hands, slowing the pack for its jammers and knocking Gang Green skaters out of the way keeping any comeback attempts from gaining a spark. The Ohio Roller Girls Gang Green will look to rebound against the Ft. Wayne S.W.A.T. at home July 18 for the final home bout of the season.