April 19 - part 2

So much action in the meanwhile!

We were picked first by the 5th seeded team to be in their alliance for the quarterfinals. First match was close, against very powerful opponents - one of whom was assigned to do nothing other than block our bot. Lost that one by a close margin.

Second quarterfinal match was not a happy one - one of our alliance partners went into a corner about a minute into the match and never came out. No word on why, but they were dead as the proverbial doornail. Both remaining teams performed strongly but unfortunately to no avail. As a result of that match, we have been eliminated from the finals.

Great driving and teamwork by our guys - I think they have lots of reason to be pleased with their performance. Of course, we would have liked to have finished higher - but there's always next year!

Thanks to our sponsors, the mentors, the parents, and CHA and Springside for all their support during the year. The team couldn't do it without you!

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