March Madness is here, folks. The #5-seeded Ziggy Zappers squeaked out a 74-71 win over the Wolfpack (#12 seed) on Monday night. The Zappers brought their C-level game to the table and fell behind early. But we kept our heads up and fought through cold streaks on the offensive end of the court. The snarlin’, bitin’, scratchin’, fightin’ Wolfpack were led by a Randolph Childress-esque performance by their point guard, who probably had 40 points on the night. In the end, though, the Zappers showed the necessary poise and heart to keep the upset from happening.
Yep, my team is Ziggy’s Zappers, which is named after my high school coach. Zig Kauls has been leading Mounds View basketball for about 42 years, and most of my teammates attended that fine institution with me. Our victory came after #7 Lights Out took down #2 Boston Scientific and #8 Just The Tip upset #1 Ice. Yep, the top two seeds were knocked out early, which leaves hope for the remaining club.
The Zappers are now set to face the fourth-ranked Dirty 13th squad next Monday at 6:30. If we win that game, we’ll take on Just The Tip at 7:30. If we emerge victorious yet again, we play the championship match at 8:30. Can the Zappers’ old guys handle three games in a row?
Who knows? We’re just taking it one game at a time. Good Lord willing. 110 percent.
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2 comments:
Congrats on the big win! Will Big Zig make a special appearance before your next game to remind you that the rim is only 10 feet high?
I'm printing out your standings on my dot-matrix printer. (It's still going...)
For some reason, I doubt Zig will be there. Except in spirit.
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