Last night we picked up a victory on the road against St. Vallier beating them 94-72 in a French Cup match-up. To refresh everyone’s memory about the French Cup – it is a tournament format that involves all the teams from each different level here in the country of France. There is five different levels with Pro A being the highest followed by Pro B and then there is National 1, National 2, and National 3 in their respective order. With that win we are now among 16 teams left competing for the French Cup trophy. Our next game is scheduled for March 15th against another team from Pro B (Antibes).
More details about last night’s game – we jumped out to a fast start scoring 8 straight points before they scored a basket. From that point on we never looked back and built a 22 point halftime lead. The rest is history. I ended up playing 25 minutes, registering 11 points, 7 rebounds, 3 steals, and 3 assists. It was a good effort overall from the team but now we have to refocus for Saturday’s showdown with Orleans. This is a big match up for us because the winner of this game will qualify to play in the Semaine des As – a mid season 4 day tournament that features the top 8 teams in the Pro A standing during the first half of the season. The tournament will take place February 10th-13th at a neutral location. There is a lot riding on this game for us and the challenge will be difficult as we are playing on the road this weekend. It’s a long travel weekend for us too. We will fly to Paris Friday morning and then take a couple of vans to Orleans – which is about an hour or two away. I know I’ll be ready because just thinking about this game is getting my blood pumping!
This is all I have for now; I’ll be back on this weekend informing you all on how the game went. Enjoy the rest of your week, the weekend is almost here! As always – love, peace, and happiness.
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