My Life Overseas

Sorry it took me so long to write...I have been busy. I actually had my first visitor from the US come last week, so that was a really nice change of pace. Anyway...our game last week was on the road against a team named Latina. It is on the south side of Rome. It was a nice 7 hour bus trip down there. I didn't mind the ride being so long though, because it was nice seeing more of the country.

The game was a nail-biter the whole way through. Both teams were scoring well throughout the game. We had a 45-43 lead going into halftime. I personally was getting to the rim well and finishing my drives strong, but missed a few outside jumpers. The game came down to the end...we were down 5 and needed a stop on Defense. We put on the press and I got my hand on a pass and deflected the ball out of bounds off an opponent. We then ran an inbounds play and I got fouled and made both free throws. Down 3 now. We put on the press again, and I got another deflection. This time, however, they recovered the ball and we were forced to foul. They made one free throw to go up four and clinch the game. Like I said, we played well on offense, but we definately could have used a couple more defensive stops late in the game.

This Sunday we are home against a solid team. We are looking forward to getting back out on our home court. I most likely will post a blog a day after the game so that I won't put it off as long as I did this week.

Talk to you soon. God Bless!