Michael Tehan Entry #6 (game 5,6,7)

Game 5,6,7
“Ugh ugh ugh”
    The frustration of losing to team you think you can beat, and realizing that your playoff hopes are slim. On the way to the next game my dad who grew up playing sports in the DC area was giving me a little background about Riverdale Baptist and their competitive sports reputation. Right when I entered the gym, I felt the energy rise. DC and Bmore were in a battle. The lead went back and fourth. Wow! DC hit a game winner. It was my time to play, but with the excitement of the game before and the championship banners all over the walls I started to get a little nervous. However, I knew I had to prove myself. I have been struggling to find my confidence in this league throughout the season. Win or lose, I was determined just to play my game. First game was against a very good PG team. We competed hard but the results did not show. We got killed on the boards. We thought for sure the next game against Anne arundel would be different. This is a game we had a chance to win. It was right after the game of the year, Southern Maryland and Alexandria, which also ended on a game winner. We began to warm up and I knew we had to work hard to win this game. Anne Arundel was very big and we were missing all of our big men. We had to box out and close out shooters. We didn't do it. We weren't listening to coach. We were all playing our own way instead of coaches way. As a team, we shot poorly especially from 3 point range. Having 6 players and being the second game of the day we were just out of gas. Unfortunately, we racked up another loss. Even though we had 2 losses we played tough as team and earned respect. I am getting a little tired of saying this but next week against Arlington is a must win. 


Thanks, Michael Tehan #30 of the Loudoun Eagles