Marauders Cage Bulldogs In Their Own Back Yard

After battling the beavers just the day before this weekend was a huge in terms of needing wins in the conference standings.  All the top teams in the league were playing each other at some point and this was our chance to move up in conference play.  We approached this game hungrier then we have ever been on a road trip seeing it as we beat the University of Minnesota-Duluth last time we played them here at home and we knew they would do their best to get us back.  I approached this game how I would any other games with pregame preparations and things of that nature but with a little twist this time.  I am still not sure why I altered my rountine but it seemed to workout for the better in this case.  Typically before i game i get my music set on the song "Monster" by Kanye West featuring a number of other artists listen to that, stretch and don't talk to anybody, but this time it was different.  I was as focused as I always am before a game but I felt more relaxed this time, and it wasn't just me it seemed as if everybody felt this way.  When it came to game time we came out firing, got an early lead and from that point never looked back.  There is always a certain amount of trash talking that goes out there on the court while people are competing and everyone wants to win and this game was no exception.  One of their gaurds in particular had a lot to say to me but the thing i remember most was when i caught the ball in the corner and he backed off me a little and said "shoot it".  Daring me to pull the trigger as if I couldn't shoot, little did he know I was planning on shooting it anyways.  I never looked back from that point on.  I went on to score a career high 19 points including 12 straight that I did not know I even did until Scott informed me of it when I was on Marauders Weekly.  Everything just felt good that night and I was because all of my immediate family was in attendance.  After the games the guys joked around with me calling me "Showtime" or "Superstar" and they still kept it going on the bus ride and this morning.  We played great as a team on offense and defense and it feels even better to be on an 8 game wining streak.  We have two more games this weekend at home against the University of Minnesota-Crookston and Moorhead State University.  All the guys are excited to play in the games this weekend and hopefully Cameron Lee will make more steps in recovery over the course of this week.  As for me, I'm out to help my team win and prove that the performance last week was not a freak performance, maybe more of a preview of what to expect from me in the games to come.