Yes, I have another word to describe a bad game! Nondescript! Not sure if it really fits well, but it's kind of long! I don't think I've used this many exclamation points to end sentences in a row ever!
Enough silliness. Nondescript is a pretty apt term for last nights snooze fest. Per Dictionary.com, the definition is: "Adjective: Lacking distinctive or interesting features or characteristics." The game certainly was lacking. And to think that this was a measuring stick for our team five years ago, and the turning point of our season four years ago. In 2006, Rachel Kizer's senior season, Calumet beat Westville in five tough games. At that time, Westville was the only public school on the schedule, and so it was really the only way for us to know how we might fare in the IHSAA realm. Westville was very tall and, if I remember correctly, better than .500, so beating them was an accomplishment. The next year, the team started the season off very slowly, and had a losing record (4-6) when we faced Westville. We ended up losing that game in five, but we played very well and that seemed to be what turned around our season. But now, for the last three years, the games with Westville have been such that, if they weren't a public IHSAA school, we would probably send our JV to play them. The scores tonight, 25-7, 25-16, and 25-12 really weren't an indication of how thoroughly Calumet dominated. The girls played their usual rotations in the first game. In between a slow start and a LGFS finish, the Patriots outscored the Blackhawks 18-2. Games two and three saw liberal substitutions and position switches (Faith set most of those two games), so the games were a bit closer.
The varsity tournament is this weekend at the Lincoln Center. We are the two-time defending champions and hope to defend the title. First Calumet game is at 12:45. See you there.
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