On Friday we played the same team that we beat by 50 points earlier in the preseason. Given the beatdown that was handed to them in the last game and the fact that they had a new starting five, we expected a better game this time around. They came out fired up, sticking with us for most of the first half. At one point we were able to gain a 14 point lead, but ended the half only up by 5. Their American player scored 27 points and I ended the half with 13 points. Coach gave us the wake up call pep talk that we needed at half-time and we came out and took control of the game in the second half. We accomplished this by speeeding up the pace and getting in to our running game instead of playing half court ball. We ran them out of the gym with this strategy. The final score was 102-64. Their American ended with 34 and I ended with 22.
A pretty easy win for us if I must say, but still room to get better. We realized an old rule of thumb in sports, which is that "anyone can win on any given night". You have to come ready to play every game!
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