Things are guaranteed to get nasty when the South Grand Slammers open up the GateKeepers’ inaugural season against the Riverfront Crimes at the Midwest Sports Hockey Complex located in Queeny Park.

The St. Lunachix are looking to start off the evening’s festivities by laying the smackdown on the Rockford Rage. The Lunachix are coming off a major win in which they eclipsed the 200 point mark in a 206 to 40 win over the Como Derby Dames in January and are looking to continue their winning ways against a talented Rockford Rage squad.

In our main event the Crimes and the Slammers will be looking to make a statement and take an early lead in the standings. Many people believe the Dogtown Rockets are the early favorites to take the Turf War crown but the Crimes and the Slammers simply aren’t buying into the hype.

The Riverfront Crimes are certainly aiming to misbehave. With the potent one-two jamming threat of Debaucherous Prime and Short Knocks coupled with developing jammers The Saint and No Gus No Glory this team has no shortage of point scorers. Add to that a solid blocking corps anchored by Juke Blocks Hero and Holden U’Backs and you can see why this is a team to be feared.

The South Grand Slammers fear no one however and are sure to be a hit when they take the track. With Bat Wing and Gnat King Kill the Slammers are poised to make a lot of teams’ blockers have a really bad day, while co-captains Percy Controll and Double Excel deliver punishing hits on opposing jammers and blockers.

I expect this to be a very tight game with neither team being able to establish dominance. This game will probably come down to the wire. You don’t want to miss this as once that first whistle blows these two teams will be at each other’s throats for a grueling 60 minutes.

Be sure to chime in below and let me know your predictions.

- Star-Spangled Hammer