Another win for the Brawlers, 72-70. That makes us want to get really close to each other…

The night was marked by questionable calls by the referees. Even audience members realized that a jammer in the penalty box at the start of a jam cannot score points until the second time she passes through the pack, although the Bosses were able to score points immediately upon coming out the penalty box…twice. Hmmm?

Then what may also be a questionable call in the final jam put the Bosses’ jammer in the penalty box for the remainder of the period, allowing the Brawlers’ jammer to score unmatched points. The Brawlers’ blockers will all say that the call was fair, of course, because that particular jammer had been using her hands all night, but a lot of people think the Bosses were robbed. I personally think justice prevailed for the mistakes in the first half.

Hopefully, by the third bout, the referees will read over their rules a few more times and begin paying more attention to what is going on in the game. It will be a battle of the undefeateds, with the Brawlers going up against the Psych Ward Sirens. I think we all have our work cut out for us.