Fatigue and its Results

Hello friends, today we are going to talk about nothing more than the 10th annual Win Mumby Basketball tournament. Firstly, we lost. To the winning teams. Secondly, we played out of our skin every time we were on that court which is something to be very proud of. the tournament was a really exciting event, the new Win Mumby gym really proved to be an amazing place to have the tournament. The crowd really got behind the players and were even open to booing the opposition, something which I believe to be really good for a home crowd to do. Anyway, if only our schedule showed us some mercy, I believe that without a doubt Woodstock would be Champions. The team was forced to play two game in one day, a fact only exemplified with another fact that the starting five had to play the entire second game. The tournament started for Woodstock on a really bright note as the managed to win their first two games in without any fuss whatsoever, except that the second game was gradually becoming a landslide victory for Woodstock and so the referees lowered the time per quarter from 10 minutes to 8. Everything seemed to be going fine and dandy until the Doon School game came. Woodstock had already beaten Doon twice this season with a 20 point victory at home and a priceless 2 point victory at theirs. The odds were in Woodstocks favor. Though Woodstock were favorites, the away side came out all guns blazing and raced to a 6 point lead within the first 2 minutes. Woodstock slightly under pressure now continued to fight back and just managed to grab a 2 point lead by the end of the second quarter. Just when the fans thought all their fears had been allayed, Doon started playing like they were not even tired. Eventually, Woodstock lost its precious 2 point lead and hence they were forced to play full strength for the entire game, not a very bright idea. The team just got way to tired after that and succumbed to a ten point loss. The team knew it was doomed then as they would have to face the amazing Welham's boys team which had just beaten Woodstock twice in the Afzal Khan Tournament. The team played and destroyed the Bishop Cotton School in their next game and, as expected, made to the semis. They all knew they had to play Welhams the next day but as unfortunate as it may sound, a majority of the team stayed up late talking to their friends. Three of the members slept no later than 4 a.m, dooming themselves and the chances of the team. The next day, Gaurab Adhikari, the Boy who single handily destroyed Welhams by scoring 27 points against them in the Afzal Khan, fell really sick. Without such a major player and a myriad of sleepy ones, the Welham Boys took the game by the horn and defeated Woodstock by around 20 points, leading by at one pint no less than 30. As Woodstock got knocked out, one couldn't help but see the emotion just pour out from everyone present. There were tears everywhere and a silent crowd who simply couldn't fathom this elimination. As the weary crowd went back, the tournament apparently continued.