Not the best of Saturdays for St. Mary's Athletics.
It's not that the three teams lost but in the fashion which they did so...
In chronological order...
The 3rd/4th grade lost 25-5, 25-14. If last night's 7th/8th grade score wasn't an indication of how the game went, well, you can make an argument that this score was generous.
For some reason, the girls just were not focused and looked lost. Maybe it was an early 10 a.m. start or they're still 3rd/4th graders learning the game, but it was hard to find many positives about the performance. Hopefully this will be a lesson learned on what not to do on a volleyball court.
The 5th/6th grade barely escaped a first set 26-24, and were two points away from evening their record at .500. But in a collapse of epic proportion, they blew a 13-6 lead in the decisive set and ended up losing 16-14. They were outscored 9-1 to end the game. They now sit at (2-4) on the season.
Up against arguably the best team in their division, the 7th/8th grade soccer team followed up their win last week with a 3-0 shutout loss. What was disconcerting was that some of the players looked completely out of it and didn't even want to be on the field.
Rough day all around, but you learn a lot more from losing than winning. Hopefully the errors from Saturday serve as a teaching point.
Go Sharks!
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