Basketball Updates

I wasn't able to to go the mens basketball game this week, so all I can report is that we won by 20+ points vs. a team with only 5 players.

The YM played last night, fought well, but came up short again. Our ward fought some serious foul trouble in the first half, as the two biggest players both picked up 4 fouls. This was mostly due to the other team having a player that could have passed for an RM. (I trust that he was eligible to play, but he was a big strong kid.) We actually held a 6-2 lead a few minutes into the game, but then fell behind by 10-15. Just like last week, we hung around in the second half, waiting to catch a break. That break happened this game when the big kid rolled an ankle. That sucks for him, but those things happen, and it gave our team a chance. With him out, the other team was down to only 5 players for the last 10 minutes. (I should also mention that with the 2 biggest guys on our team each w/ 4 fouls, Kyle [13 years old] had to guard the big guy, and he did a fabulous job for the first 10 minutes of the second half.) We managed to pull within 7 or 8 a few times, but at that point the other team would hit a lucky shot, followed by a defensive breakdown leading to an easy layup and the lead would go back up to 12.

With about 2 minutes left, the other team had a player foul out, and played the rest of the game 5 on 4. Unfortunately, there just wasn't enough time left, and we ended up losing by 5. Our stake only has 5 YM teams, so we only get 4 games. We're 0-2 thus far. We have a week off, and then have to play the best team in the stake. I really don't see that we have much of a chance in that game. The final game of the season, however, is one that we can win. Realistically, the other team is probably better than us, but if we play well there is no reason we can't win.