We needed one more win to make it to the final day of the tournament, and faced a formidable opponent in the oversized Fury, with a smooth 6'3" post player and scrappy full court pressure. The team entered the gym thru a cheering parent tunnel, who clearly pumped them up. We started out strong, jumping to a 6-1 lead on two quick steals and treys, sending the big girl to the bench. We played a very tough first half, entering the locker room with a one point lead, but ran out of gas, allowing the Fury to score far too many second chance points. The girls played hard, worked as a team, creating lots of great looks on offense, but we simply missed easy jump shots we normally make. Many a tear was shed as the girls realized their noble crusade of a season was over. However, being 12- and 13-year-olds, they were soon smiling and making each other laugh, as they also realized they had made great friends for life and dun' real good.
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