[martin417]

As I told the teams on alliance 3, I was pleased with the outcome, but unhappy at the way it occurred. After being on the other end of eerily similar events last year in the quarterfinals, I can certainly sympathize with your frustration. I don't know why 34 didn't work the last match, any more than we knew why our alliance partner didn't work last year. It was ruled a robot fault in both instances. As the saying goes, sometimes the breaks go your way, sometimes they go against you. Fortunately, last year, the team took the loss as a challenge not a defeat, and raised $5,000 in less than two weeks to get into another regional, and won that regional. Disappointment and frustration can be very motivating.

Congratulations to alliance three on a hard fought battle, and we look forward to see all of you again, if not in Atlanta, then next year at Peachtree.