I need a new word

Last year I described one of Calumet's games as perfunctory, in my quest to describe the game in an interesting way and to increase the girls vocabulary. Or just because I was bored. I don't remember. Anyway, today's match deserves a similar term. Since I already used perfunctory (per·func·to·ry adj \pər-ˈfəŋ(k)-t(ə-)rē\: 1: characterized by routine or superficiality : mechanical
2: lacking in interest or enthusiasm ), I will have to come up with a new word. And the word for today's game is: desultory (desəlˌtôrē/Adjective 1. Lacking a plan, purpose, or enthusiasm. 2. (of conversation or speech) Going from one subject to another in a halfhearted way; unfocused: "desultory conversation").
 
The shame that I had to use a word like desultory is that the game described was against Ridgewood. The last couple of years, of all the Christian schools we play, Ridgewood might have been/is the closest thing we have to a rivalry (apologies to Heritage). Last year, Ridgewood had four quality players - Dominique Steagall, Callie Frazier, Lauren Peterson and Christen Johnson and had a very good team. Good enough to win the IACS state championship. We played them twice last year; once at home and once in the championship game at the Dayspring Classic tournament at Quentin Road. We never dropped a set to them, but the biggest margin of victory was eight. All the games were tense, tight and well-played. But this is high school, where after four years (usually) they make you leave. Dominique, Callie and Lauren had used up their four years and moved on. That left Christen Johnson. This year her teammates are young, unskilled or both. 
So tonight the Patriots went out to Joliet and defeated the Rams in a desultory game, 25-8, 25-8.
 
I don't know what happened in the first game. Maybe there was metal in the net and magnets in Ridgewood's uniforms. Whatever the reason, Ridgewood couldn't stay out of the net. Points one and two were net violations against the Rams. Net violation #3 made it 4-2, CCS. It was 9-5, Calumet, when net violation #4 occurred. A point later, #5 made it 12-5. Finally Ridgewood made their last one, #6, to give CCS a 16-5 lead. Sixteen points, six from net violations. Meanwhile, our girls were playing, well, desultorily. Disinterested defense was preventing good hitting opportunities, so the girls were dinking a lot. Effectively, I might add. Emily ended set one with a dink kill. Final score: 25-8.
 
Set #2 was CCS's turn to start with goofs. A bad serve was followed by our own net violation. The Patriots got the next two, and the teams traded points until CCS led 5-4. Faith began serving at this point and Ridgewood, after getting up the first couple, got overwhelmed with Faith's jump serves. In the run there were three aces and various kills and dinks. Coach finally subbed out Faith, and eventually the run ended at 14-5. Another mini-run started with Emily serving and soon it was 18-5. Ridgewood scored two of the next three on a couple of nice back row downball kills. Holly got things back on track with a nice kill, and the Rams got only one more point, and the result completed the set of 25-8 wins. (Get it? They completed the set, and had two 25-8 wins -  a matching set!!! OK it was a bad joke. Deal with it.)
 
The JV game preceded the varsity and the junior squad also came away with a straight set victory. They won easily in set 1, 25-7. Set two was more of challenge, with subs starting this game, and there was confusion in knowing where everyone was supposed to be. Also, the defense wasn't as sharp as it usually is, and Ridgewood's was much better. All of this resulted in a 21-17 deficit. It was still 23-20 Ridgewood when a bump on the second hit by CCS fell in. This seemed to spark the team. Ridgewood didn't score another and the girls avoided a third game, winning 25-23.
 
Tomorrow I'll be at Luther East most of the day, watching the JV girls play in a tournament early and watching the HSRC Patriots play flag football later. Should be fun.