Lori Blade
Lori Blade
anybody beating capable civic good hands memorial past teams
Civic Memorial is a good team. And if we can get past that one, then Taylorville and Alton are no slouches, either. Like I said, we're going to have our hands full. All of those teams are capable of beating anybody on any night.
game kids proud somehow
I'm so proud of the kids for their effort. They didn't quit. I told them that the game wasn't over, that we just had to go out and do it. And somehow they did.
bats gets hit picked seems
The bats have picked up. It seems like one hit gets them started and then they just keep it going.
ball changed great kept moved threw
Syd was great today. She moved the ball around, she changed speeds, she kept them off-balance and threw a great game.
early great settled sharp threw
Syd threw another great game. She was not sharp early on and they got a run, but she settled in after that and tossed a great game.
boards credit game good great played quit shots
Credit Tammy and those Alton kids. They played a great game and had a great game plan. We had some good shots and couldn't get them to go down tonight, but we didn't quit and Anya on the boards was huge.
good poor second shot took
They're good defensively but we took some poor shots. Our shot selection, especially in the second half, was very poor.
basketball best credit game goes good tonight
They're a very good basketball team. We didn't play our best game tonight and they did. So the credit goes to them.
great proud turned
There's always one (tough game) in there. (Bethalto) turned in a great effort. They have to be proud of their effort.
carried carry picked shooting struggled teammates time tonight
Everybody's carried Kara for a while, so it was time for her to carry us. There have been game's when she struggled with her shooting and her teammates picked her up. Tonight she picked all of us up.
break hands saying
Everybody's been saying how we got a break going north. Well, if that's a break, it's the first one we've had all year. But I don't necessarily think it's a break. We're going to have our hands full.
gone kids special stuck together worked
This is so special for these kids because of everything they've gone through this season. They've stuck together and worked hard, and they've believed. I don't know how they did it, but they did.
knew minute pushing six
Once we got it to six with just under a minute to go, I knew we were in business. I knew if we could just keep pushing we'd have a chance.
bad game gap pulled shots staying
Defensively, we are staying in the game. We had the one bad game where they pulled two gap shots on us and got two runs.