I should have known better. At 1-7, there is no victory guaranteed, even if it was against the team we beat 15-5 for our only win, the only win less team in the league. We were already counting this one in the win column.
Right off the bat I knew it would be interesting. Our top kid, the tallest kid on our team, was not there… again. This was his 3rd straight game missed. This is the first time I’ve run into this with one of the better kids on one of my teams. Not sure what’s going on, but then when our tallest girl, another starter, didn’t show up, this game got tougher really quickly. Then when this win less team comes out and hits their first couple shots, and hits a free throw, to grab a 5-0 lead, it was real. We were in jeopardy of losing this game already.
Then we started battling back. My son hit his first bucket to close it to 5-2 at the half. Then the 3rd quarter started and they scored again, then my son scored again, then they scored again. 9-4 heading into the 4th quarter. We needed a big comeback. I went up to my son, and told him this was HIS quarter; take it to the rim! I did the same with the other 2 kids who had the potential to make a shot. We immediately closed the lead to 9-6 when my son hit his 3rd bucket of the game. Then it finally happened.
One of the girls on our team has had the worst luck this year. So many shots bouncing around the rim, rolling off… she was frustrated. Even in this game, she went to the free throw line 4 times and shot 4 airballs. She was hanging her head. Then she got hurt… laying on the court crying, holding her elbow. She came to the bench, I checked it out, and told her to relax and get some water. She came back wanting to come back in the game. In this critical 4th quarter, down by 3 points, she would get another chance. Of course, the ball rolled around and around the rim before finally dropping; her first bucket of the season! 9-8.
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They got the ball down court, in the hands of one of their best kids, he shot, missed, but got fouled; about 25 seconds left. He missed the first, and missed the second. We got the rebound and started dribbling down court. I had already used my timeouts. We lost the ball.. they got it back, and took it back the other way. Same kid with the ball again, shot the ball….. missed…. but got fouled again with 1 second left. You have to be kidding me!?!? First free throw was down… and out; whew! Second one… missed again, game over. What a classic game.
One of the smaller girls was like “I’m so excited”. My son was running around in celebration. All the kids had smiles on their faces. What a game. I would root for our win less opponents on any other night; I know how they feel. But on this night, it wasn’t meant to be. We grabbed our 2nd win of the season in dramatic fashion. Now at 2-7, we head into our final regular season game, but before that, our first practice in over a month. The team we face in the finale was the team that beat us 22-0 to start the season; we’ve came a long way since then, and they’ve fallen in the standings as well. Payback? Maybe… we may even meet this team in the first round of the playoffs if the standings hold. Stay tuned for more drama….
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