REDEMPTION

They didn't finish well on Saturday.  Maybe near seven minutes to go in the game they started missing foul shots after being nearly perfect then first 30  minutes.

They also quit going inside instead three pointers and mid range jumpers took over instead of the  inside game led by Kennedy Meeks which Oregan never stopped all night.  They also started holding on to the ball running clock and held it too late in the 30 second clock to either get inside or take a good shot but desperate shots before clock runs out.

While all this was happening Oregon could only trim the lead to one.  The Last two minutes the Tar Heels played like they were the team playing in the final four for the first time.  In the end tipped rebounds save their skin.

Can it be the the Tar Heel nation can feel comfortable heading into Monday night's game against a team just as tall and to a certain degree a reflection of themselves.

The first half the first ten minutes was a continuation of the last ten in the semi finals.  Eight minutes to go inthe the first half Carolina trailed the rebounding game 21-12.  Even though they trailed at the half the rebound margin was back to almost even.

You would hope in a game as important as the national championship game the refs would be unknown people but not this game.  They thought they had to be the stars and yet they ruined the game.  There was a foul called every 30 seconds.  How can any team get into any flow in this type game.

Despite the flow, the whistles, this was a battle.  Clearly both these teams were evenly matched. The refs called fouls when there  was none and didn't when there were.  Saturday Carolina didn't make the plays when they needed but they clearly won the last 20 seconds and are national champions.  GO HEELS.

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End Of Round One Rival Week

Two complete weeks of Big East baseball is complete and even though we are not half way yet there are trends that may tell us why the standings are the way they are.  Hunt leads the pack at 4-0.  Rocky Mount is second 3-1.. There is a tie for third with Fike and Southern Nash at 2-2. Nash Central sits alone in fifth at 1-3.  Northern Nash sits looking up at the rest at 0-4.

Runs scored through four conference games. Hunt 24...Southern Nash and Fike are tied at 17.  Nash Central has scored 16 times while Rocky Mount is fifth in scoring with 10 and Northern 8 runs scored.

It is easy to see that Hunt has offense scoring six per  conference game while it is easy to see why Northern is at the bottom scoring only two per game.  It is easy to figure why Southern, Fike and Nash Central fall from third to fifth in runs scored but how does Rocky Mount sit in second but fifth in runs scored with 10.

Hunt leads the way in runs allowed at 10.  Rocky Mount is second at 13.   Southern Nash and Fike have give up 15 runs.  The Bulldogs sit fifth giving up 19 and Northern has given up 21.

Once again easy to see why Hunt is 4-0 as they have scored the most and given up the least.  You can also see why Northern sits at the bottoms scoring the least and giving up the most.  Rocky Mount is the mystery team why they stand second.  FIke, Nash Central and Southern Nash are about right looking at their numbers.

If I had to conjecture from the numbers I see Hunt will be hard to overtake if they stay the top scoring and runs allowed team.  For the rest the numbers at this point too jumbled to give any body a heads up advantage over anybody else.

Tuesday night's schedule:

Rocky Mount @Northern Nash
Nash Central @ Southern Nash
Hunt @ Fike

Northern needs a win to have any chance of making the playoffs.  Rocky Mount needs to stay a step behind Hunt.  Nash Central needs  to find what they thought they could be this year.  Southern needs to stop two one run losses.  A Fike victory would give everybody a chance to get back into the first place race.  A win by Hunt  keeps them up front or an even bigger cushion.

Big East Softball

Rocky Mount 0-4 @ Northern Nash 1-3
Nash Central 1-3 @ Southern Nash 3-1
Hunt 4-0 @ Fike 3-1