End of an Era?

The wheels are coming off. The Fightin' Reformers are looking more like the Fightin' Armenians these days as their record has fallen below .500 for the first time in three weeks.  What once looked like lock to secure a number one seed, the Reformers are now limping into the last week of the regular season and searching for anything to spark them.  The near miraculous return of starting forward Ben Skaug was not enough as he struggled with his confidence and his shot.  The Reformers packed the lane and forced White Oak Baptist to shoot from the outside.  This was a good plan, except for the fact they had a 40 year old who couldn't miss from downtown.  The switch to man defense allowed the Reformers to get back in the game, but poor shooting down the stretch doomed CGBC and they dropped their second straight decision 57-63.  Jon Goforth, with a large group of family and fans looking on, was solid once again hitting 10 of his 15 shots, but the defense would key on him every time down the court and no one else was able to capitalize on open jumpers.

Benji Hutson's battle with the referees seems to have continued this night as he was whistled for ticky tack fouls all night and had to be careful to not foul out.  He finished with 10 points, but struggled with his shot once again.  Aaron Cline also chipped in 10 points and he, along with Josh Harbert played solid defense but the team was missing Michael Moon's rebounding abilities and it showed as they gave up offensive rebounds by the bunches.  Player/coach Zack Blount (2 points), Randy Pifer (3 points) and Thomas Richardson (0 points) did very little to contribute.

Fan Appreciation Night is Thursday night and this team needs to figure out a way to get out of their current slump or else they are going to be embarrassed on the night that is meant to be a celebration and has recently been voted the Grandest Spectacle in all of Sports.  During the post game press conference, coach Blount had this to say, "embarrassed, I don't know what else to say right now.  That was a pathetic performance.  That is a team we should have beat 10 out of 10 times!"  A visibly upset GM didn't have much to say. "We had the largest group of fans in attendance in the history of our program and we drop the ball like that!  I'm just sick to my stomach.  I hope they give us another shot on Thursday night."

NEWS and NOTES: G Donny Mathis II hopes to return Thursday night for Fan Appreciation.  G Aaron Cline will miss the game on Thursday due to an unfortunately scheduled lab.  The much anticipated Game Day Program is going through its last minute updates and checks and will be sent to the printer tomorrow.  Lets hope it is published in time for tip off.  The Fightin' Reformers wanna thank the loyal fans who came to the game tonight.  There were too many to name personally, but they all know who they are and their mild cheering and nonchalant attitude towards the game did not go unnoticed!