The heartbreak kids
Boy, oh boy, the E-town boys basketball team has certainly been on the short of the stick a bunch in the past week or so. (by the way, sorry for the lack of a photo to accompany this lovely entry, my system seems to be in a funk. Either that, or I'm an idiot. Probably the latter).
But back to the Bears, let's look at their past three games:
61-59 loss to Warwick last Friday (I was at this game and I can tell you first-hand, it was a tough, tough loss).
61-58 loss to Manheim Township Monday (seriously, you couldn't make this up...another tough one).
39-38 loss to Cocalico last night. Wow.
That's three losses in less than a week by a COMBINED total of six points. Ouch. But there are two ways to look at a week like that.
1. There's the glass half empty perspective. You know, the "they're 0-4 in the league and 2-5 overall and can't seem to win the close games" viewpoint. But that's not what I choose to think. I'm a glass half full kind of fella. Well, except when the glass is filled with ice cold milk and there's a sleeve of Oreos in front of me, then that glass is going to be empty. In a hurry. In a related note, I had to punch a new hole in my belt with a pair of scissors yesterday.
2. My take is the glass half full take. Yes, the Bears are 0-4 in league play, but guess what? Four other teams in the section are just 1-3, meaning the Bears are still just a game out of second place. And Cocalico (the team that beat E-town by just one point) is in first at 3-1, so at least the Bears know they can hang with the section's first place team.
For some reason or another, the bounces at the end of the games just aren't going E-town's way right now, but that doesn't mean it won't change at any minute. The Bears could be 3-1 in league play as easily as they are 0-4 and that's something that should keep them motivated. If any team in Section Two can make a mid or late season charge at the section crown and the league playoffs, it's this E-town team. But they've got to start soon.
Actually, they've got to start by beating CV tomorrow night and head into the winter break with some momentum.
But back to the Bears, let's look at their past three games:
61-59 loss to Warwick last Friday (I was at this game and I can tell you first-hand, it was a tough, tough loss).
61-58 loss to Manheim Township Monday (seriously, you couldn't make this up...another tough one).
39-38 loss to Cocalico last night. Wow.
That's three losses in less than a week by a COMBINED total of six points. Ouch. But there are two ways to look at a week like that.
1. There's the glass half empty perspective. You know, the "they're 0-4 in the league and 2-5 overall and can't seem to win the close games" viewpoint. But that's not what I choose to think. I'm a glass half full kind of fella. Well, except when the glass is filled with ice cold milk and there's a sleeve of Oreos in front of me, then that glass is going to be empty. In a hurry. In a related note, I had to punch a new hole in my belt with a pair of scissors yesterday.
2. My take is the glass half full take. Yes, the Bears are 0-4 in league play, but guess what? Four other teams in the section are just 1-3, meaning the Bears are still just a game out of second place. And Cocalico (the team that beat E-town by just one point) is in first at 3-1, so at least the Bears know they can hang with the section's first place team.
For some reason or another, the bounces at the end of the games just aren't going E-town's way right now, but that doesn't mean it won't change at any minute. The Bears could be 3-1 in league play as easily as they are 0-4 and that's something that should keep them motivated. If any team in Section Two can make a mid or late season charge at the section crown and the league playoffs, it's this E-town team. But they've got to start soon.
Actually, they've got to start by beating CV tomorrow night and head into the winter break with some momentum.
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