[EricS-Team180]

It has been a long road for SPAM to make the transition from defense-defense-defense! to an offense oriented team. To seed #1 in Orlando was a huge achievement for us when I consider the competition that Orlando offers up every year. I am proud of our alliance with Shark Attack (consistantly a good shooter and balancer in every Qual match) and Get Smart (high in our effective scoring ranks). With a rookie driver on the chassis and a cool veteran ball handler we built our alliance chemistry, on the field, game-by-game. Then we faced the finals challenge; all of them good friends and super competitors: PINK – the team that just wins – Bionic Tigers – holding the highest effective scoring rating in our data base – and Resistance – the wily veterans.

The goal shooting was intense and balancing would make the difference. In the end, they won it against our best efforts. Congratulations to 233, 1592 and 86 for being the best at Orlando!

Also, a shout out to the Orlando Regional organizers and volunteers. YOU make Orlando a great regional to attend.

In 2 and a half weeks, many of us will meet again at FAU. We will be doing all we can to make ourselves even better. You will too.

Be ready to (Rebound) and Rumble!

Eric