Rhodes and Carson Part Deux

January 24, 2006. Rhodes vs. Mesa Jr.

We were cocky. We had a three game win streak. But we knew this team beat us two weeks prior. We knew it would be a challenge.

We feel good. We're hyped. We have a good crowd. We put up six points in the first eight minutes. Down 17-6 after one. We put up 18 points in the second quarter, but so does Rhodes. We're down 35-24 at half. That isn't terrible. 11 points is a climbable mountain.

But, we put up six more points in the third quarter. We're trailing 53-30. McEvers lets me start the fourth quarter. Unfortunately, I really don't remember playing in this game. We held them to five 4th quarter points, but managed to lose 58-38.

A really poor showing. 4-11.

January 27, 2006. Carson vs. Mesa Jr.

So, we got trounced by a better basketball team a few days earlier, but we knew we could beat Carson. We knew we should've won the first meeting. We weren't gonna let them come to our gym and beat us.

This was a really good game to watch. We were up 20-14 after one and 36-27 at the half. We had gained a lot of confidence throughout the season and knew we had this in the bag.

Four of five starters scored in double figures for us. We led 50-40 after three. I wish I could remember more. McEvers earned himself a technical foul during the course of the fourth quarter. I don't remember why. I just remember we let them back in the game and it came down to the last play.

Our home crowd was rockin. We're up 62-60 with less than 20 seconds to go. Carson has the ball. They run their play and do their stuff, the dude goes up for a shot to tie it from the top of the key. And Lorenzo Velazco gets his nasty paw on the ball to seal the win! The crowd went crazy.

5-11.