When you are rebuilding a program that has fallen on lean times you search hard to find the moral victories and try not to focus too hard on the winning and losing.
You focus attention on making good defensive plays, out rebounding the opponent, holding a team or individual to a certain amount of points, etc. . . etc. . . So when you do win a game it is time to crank up Kool & The Gang because:
"Baby...We're gonna have a good time tonight
Let's celebrate, it's all right."
The win will help coach Gravalin sell his philosophy. Coaches, believe it or not, would make great car salespeople because they are constantly trying to get their players to buy the "car" that will drive their players down the road to success.
As a player it sometimes gets hard to bust your tail day in and day out and not drink from the victory cup. Coaches often work their hardest and do their best coaching on teams that lose more games than they win because they have to find ways for a team that has a deficit in the talent supply to compete and they also have to constantly motivate players so they keep the faith.
So coming off a disappointing loss to Barnesville (disappointing because the Trojans are a team we can compete with) the girls beat a solid team in Frazee. This bodes well for the Vikings as they are approaching a series of games that they do have a solid chance to win. Experiencing success will hopefully energize the team as they too work for constant improvement.
Next up = LPA, then the two games in their Holiday tournament in Pelican Rapids followed by a game at Breckenridge.
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DRB
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