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Hard Fought Finish

Caiden's basketball team wrapped up their season a few weeks ago at the Wheat State League Tournament.  Going into the tournament, they were on a bit of a win streak, so we were hopeful that they would do well!  Thursday evening, they played Elyria Christian and beat them by about 10 pts.  This secured a place for them to play on Saturday. 

Saturday morning was met with a sick one at our house.  Ultimately, this meant I would not get to go to Caiden's final games.  I would have to live vicariously through Chelan's texts.  I was a nervous wreck here at home all afternoon!  Their first game was against Canton Galva - the league leader.  It sounded like the boys played better against them than they had the first time, but did come up short.

On to the 3rd place game against Peabody - for the third time this season!  The texts I got during the first half were dismal - shots weren't going in, legs were tired, etc. 
At halftime, we were down 8-16.  But suddenly, during the 2nd half, the tides turned.  With every new text, Delaney and I looked at each other wondering if it would be good news or bad news!  Here are the messages I got from Chelan:
2nd Half: 
"Down 8 to 16"
"15 to 16 still losing.  Caiden made three."
"24-22 we are up"
"1:42 left.  We are up 5"
"Up 7 with 18 sec. left"
"Down 2 with 2 seconds left."
"Just kidding"
"We won!!!!!!"

We were so proud of this team!  They were fun to watch all season, and they seemed to work so well with each other.  More importantly, they seemed to enjoy each other.  Caiden played well in that last game, and I wish I could have seen it - it was hard not being there.  But I'm sure this is a memory they will have for a while - it was a hard-fought win for sure!  Thank you, Garrett and Brittany, for the time you spent with these boys in the last 3 months!



 

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