Cobras beat out Cowboys by 10

By Millie Diaz
Sports Writer
“It’s the law of averages. Eventually you’re going to make the shots, and we’ve missed enough in the last two weeks that it was finally our night to make them in,” Cobra Head Coach Rusty Roe said.
Industrial Cobras found their first district win against Edna in Vanderbilt on Tuesday night with a final score of 47-37, although Roe said the team has been in a scoring funk.
Cobra Dylan Guzman said he had some nerves going into the game, but was confident his team would do well. “We’ve been working hard at practicing everything: our defense, offense and shooting. If we keep working on controlling turnovers and making better passes and keep talking, future games will go well.”
The Cobras had a three point lead, 11-8 after the first quarter, but the Cowboys lead by two points at the half, 18-16. Edna would’ve led by five points at the half had Cobra Kyle Alexander not made the half court shot he executed at the buzzer to end the second quarter.
“I just chunked it up and it went a little left and then it veered right, and then hey! I’ve practiced half-court shots a little bit, but never in a game, that was the hardest for sure,” he smiled. “I think our team came alive after the second half.”
Industrial widened their lead eight points by the end of the third quarter and held on until the end.
Cowboy Khaliyl Barnes said Edna lacked focus, pure and simple. “We weren’t playing good defense as we should’ve, but I know we’ll fix it for next time. Personally I need to fix my shots, I was off today. Hopefully everyone else can fix their problems too and we will get better for the next time.”
Roe said Edna had a solid defensive plan in the first half and it took the Cobras a little while to figure out what the Cowboys were trying to do, or not do, depending on the situation. He added that when it came down to the nitty-gritty, Edna wasn’t making their shots.
“That’s what this game is about, making the baskets. You’ve got to hit the shots at the right time and when you do, good things happen,” Roe said. “It’s also a game of how much you work for it and how much you put into it. One has to have a short-term memory as a shooter to keep on trying.”

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