Fernie's Avalanche City Roller Girls (ACRG) were victorious after facing off against Invermere’s Killer Rollbots on Saturday night.
ACRG hit the track with one clear goal, to win the rematch against last year’s league champions. From start to finish the bout was evenly matched. Some early and costly penalties saw the Roller Girls in the box leaving the Rollbots to edge out their lead, but Fernie was determined and slowly fought their way back to head into the second half with a narrow 4 point lead.
The second half was a tight battle with the margin never spread more than 15 points. Both teams fought hard until the very end, but in the dying minutes the Roller Girls put their foot down. Forcing penalties on the Rollbots tired jammers, ACRG took the win with a final score of 184 to 145.
Up next, the Roller Girls are off to Vancouver to take on the Pitt Meadows Haney Hooligans this weekend. The team will also be making a stop at the Summer Sweat roller derby boot camp hosted by some of Canada's best roller derby coaches and players.