Bummer

Last night was Gabi's championship basketball game against Twin Branch.  We were very delightlfully surprised with how many supporters came out to watch Gabi - maw maw, paw paw, Tyler (and his poor shoulder), grandpa, uncle Dave, uncle Jeff, aunt Pam, Brennie, Leigh, uncle Jay, cousin David, uncle Chad, aunt Amber, Presley, Addy and Reese!  We had a crowd!!!  Twin Branch had their plan and unfortunately, it worked.  We knew they had ALOT of tall girls so we would have to work around that...what we didn't plan on was the aggressiveness they brought.  I think their team had over 10 fouls by halftime!  Our girls fought hard and never gave up.  I think they were down by like 10 points or more at the start of the fourth.  We just couldn't make our baskets, including our free throws.  By the end of the fourth with a second to go, Hums was down 17-19.  And as usual...with our family, we can't walk away without a dramatic ending...Gabi got fouled.  She was set up for two.  She made the first but missed the second.  We lost 18-19.  Our immediate reaction was that she would blame herself and she did for a bit, but with lots of talking to and coaxing, she realized that it was absolutely NOT her fault and that there was plenty of other shots that could have been made to win.  She walked away with a smile...sad that they lost, but she was okay.  A bit battered and bruised...I think she even face planted at one point.  She has a big burn on the side of her face....but she is good with the turnout.  She loved being able to play at Mishawaka High School in the "cave."  We told her Twin Branch lost once to us so they have one loss and we lost once to them...so essentially we are champions too!  Great season, miss Gabi.  So proud of her!