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Kent Roller Girls welcomed Surrey to the Herne Bay Arena this weekend for their third game in Division 3 South of the British Roller Derby Championships.

 The county match-up was Kent’s toughest game in the tournament yet but their preparation showed with the home team the first to score, taking the lead to 17-0 after the first few jams.

A penalty against Kent gave Surrey the chance to snatch back some points early on. There was some impressive footwork from Kent’s jammers Tenacious, Vikispeedia, Bionic Bessi and Foxygen, as they juked and ducked around Surrey’s defensive blocking players.

Likewise, while Surrey’s jammers put up a fantastic show of power and speed, Kent’s blockers slowed them down with a solid wall of skaters. By halftime Kent had a 134-56 lead.

Both teams fought a hard fight in the second half but Kent’s tenacity paid off, with them taking the win 247-100.

Kent captain, Jennapocalypse, said “I couldn’t be prouder. We have been working really hard and it shows. We came together as a team and it was that that won us the game.”

After Cornwall’s solid 219-108 win over North Devon’s Grin N’ Barum earlier in the day, Kent needed to win by 25 points to stay top of the division’s table.

Their decisive win leaves them equal on points with second place Cornwall, both having won 3 games, but ahead by 121 on score differential.

Kent and Cornwall are fighting for the top spot in the table and promotion to division 2, so the Kentish girls in gold can’t afford to relax for a minute.

On 3 July they face off against Plymouth at Surrey’s home venue in Guildford and then two weeks later face their big challenge against Cornwall.

If you fancy giving roller derby a go, visit kentrollergirls.com or find them on Facebook for further details.

No experience necessary – you don’t even need to know how to skate, you’ll learn it all!

Pictures supplied by Attempted Photography.