It's a been a long ride for the Boston Massacre, who have weathered the injury of their star-blocker, tough bouts against OLY, Rose City, Gotham, and Windy City, but dominated many of their other games. The losses of this season against higher-ranked opponents were a tremendous opportunity to learn, and the Massacre has sharpened their defensive work, spearheaded by the talented and sharp Maura Buse. Captain Claire D. Way has shaken off some of the rink dust of the previous season, consistently upping the ante on the jammer line, while skating clean. Speaking of skating clean, Krushpuppy's game has improved in recent months, giving her the opportunity to put her speed to full use.
We've talked about Lil' Paine, Harley Quinn, and Pina Collidah's work in the pack on Power Jammers all season. Coming into this weekend, a well-schooled Massacre with a rested and healed Shattered face Montreal first, and then could go on to face Charm City. While Montreal seems to improve with every game, the Massacre should be looking for nothing less than a giant blow-out to add some psychological "umph" to their presence at Regionals. Montreal's going to bring it, though. It's going to be an awesome bout, but I know the Boston crowd at Regionals and watching at home will be looking for some dominant plays, so get on it, Fevah.
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Also coming to the dance are the Rhode Island Riveters. The Riveters have had a crazy season, their first game against Boston saw an anemic roster take on the Massacre in a truly hard game. Nevertheless, the Riveters have been persevering and taking a similar approach to their game as BDD has all season. Near wins at ECDX and abroad have made the team stronger, and showing that they are still one of the best in our region. Wins against DC and Nashville were celebratory events that put the Riveters in a good position. They're facing Dutchland, to whom they lost two weeks ago. However, injuries and other issues saw a different team face Dutchland, so this one is a toss-up that leans more toward Rhode Island.
Jetta Von Diesel continues to impress season, as does Craisy Dukes. The blocking line has been one to watch and what we could be seeing this weekend is one where Power Jammers favorite, Baby Fighterfly, along with her teammates, give the East Coast something chew on.
And while there are so many games this weekend, Power Jammers will be involved in almost all of them. Look for Pelvis and Lady O on camera on DNN, Bender text-casting, and Johnny Deep popping around the tournament, laughing at jerks.
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