January has been a good month for us. Heck, December was a good month too! With our win last night at 4A powerhouse Elkhart Memorial, we have now notched 13 consecutive wins, running our record to 17-2 for the season. We finish the regular season tomorrow night at Prairie Heights. We are playing very good basketball right now, and the thing that excites me the most is that we are still getting better! Our defensive effort last night was top-notch. In fact, I think last night was the first time all season that the win was keyed by our defense and not our ability to score points.
Understandably, we rely heavily on our scoring ability. Averaging over 81 points per game - which if the season ended today would be the all-time IHSAA record for girls - gives us a certain comfort level. But when we are able to lock up on defense, our team reaches a new level of strength and competitiveness. Such was the case last night. Memorial has two star-caliber players in their lineup and we held both of them in check for most of the night. It was a terrific team effort that began with some awesome individual efforts. I was very proud of the girls and encouraged by their willingness to do the dirty work that good defense requires.
The sectional draw is Sunday night, so we will know better the path that we will need to take to achieve our ultimate goal - a state championship. We are playing hard and playing together and the results bear out the significance of that fact. Five weeks from tomorrow is the state championship game in Terre Haute. We are not looking past any one game. All I am saying is that we plan to be there. And we plan to win.
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