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An eventful weekend to say the least, as we move forward towards the spring time. It is getting darker later, so that means more time to play for everybody.
Why is there a picture of Monta Ellis? Because Derek chose the picture, even though it has absolutely no relevance to what we talk about today.
But it is two wins for the Warriors, after an incredible win Friday night against J.J. Redick and the Orlando Magic. The Warriors set a franchise record with 21 3 pointers, and then followed up that performance with a 23 point win against the Timberwolves yesterday.
And you were mad that we got rid of Anthony Randolph? I will take David Lee any day of the week.
Now onto the here and now with our girls basketball teams and our baseball team that opened up on Saturday.
First, Friday night, I had to let off some steam, so if you didn't see it or read it, please scroll down and find it. I stand by everything I said and hopefully the lateness to the games and no shows will be a thing of the past.
Now to the play on the court.
The 4th grade girls did what I feared would happen. This was the same thing with the 8th grade Red Team, that it's hard to get up and maintain that level of intensity every single game.
The girls played two incredible games, and forgot what they did to get them to that point. So they played a sloppy game and paid the price by losing.
Lesson learned, I hope. You learn a lot more from losing than you do winning. The missed lay-ups, turnovers definitely hurt them. Even on the last play of the game, there were girls open and shots that weren't taken. But this was the first time ever these girls played this tight of a game, so hopefully an experience like this helps them in the future.
One thing that needs to be addressed is their free-throws. I don't think they have made a free throw the entire year. This is a team that is going to get their chances at the line, because they shoot the ball a lot more this year, and are a lot more aggressive.
That means they will get fouled more. But they cannot continuously have 0-fors from the free throw line, even in 4th grade.
Good for the 6th/7th grade and especially Tiffany, as the girls won their first game ever. Tiffany is the only St. Mary's day school player on this team, so kudos to her for being brave and playing even though nobody in her class wanted to or was able to join this season.
13-10 is not a pretty score for a 7th grade level team, but nonetheless a win. Hopefully this could be a sign of things to come. But the 6th/7th grade girls should take notice from the 4th grade girls that you shouldn't be too high over just one win, because one bad game will bring you right back down to earth.
The 8th grade did what they were supposed to do. They beat a team they were supposed to beat. Serina is coming around the last game or so, as she has been aggressive to the hoop, and taking more shots.
The team they played were a bunch of unskilled hackers, and they played through a lot of non-sense, coming out on top by 21 points. Question for them as well is can they start a streak?
And finally the baseball team. They had a rough first inning and it all goes back to pitching.
Look at the Giants and their aces. The hitting isn't the best on the Giants and neither is hitting a strong point for the 8th grade baseball team. Pitching could trump all.
David was nervous as it was his first career start and he walked his share of batters. But the good news is that in innings 2-4, they gave up only two runs.
If their pitching can keep them in games, this team may be able to squeak out a win or two here and there.
Congrats to Gavin Chan for having the ball fall into his mitt for the first time.
The season is still young, and so am I.
See you tomorrow for some epicness.
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