After losing two kids last week, I kind of was dreading the qualifier in Baltimore because I knew morale would be low. Indeed, it wasn't good yesterday, as we dropped all three games. They looked so defeated.
So of the 104 teams in our division, we were in the bottom half. The teams today in our pool all either won zero or one games yesterday. All three were bigger than us. We swept the pool, beat all three of the other teams. The first and third matches went three games, and it was close, but we did it.
So while we're not going to be George Mason, we're in the top bracket now for the bottom half. If my math is right, the lowest we can rank is like 61 out of the 104. I can deal with that. After a year of struggling, that's a vast improvement. It's really nice to just get out of the region and play other teams too. The Ohio Valley Region is so competitive this year.
So regardless of what happens in the morning, I'm very satisfied with their accomplishments. I feel validated that, once they found it in themselves to be driven, that they could succeed.
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