"Problems are a chance for us to do our best." - Duke Ellington
Melrose travels to Hingham for a 5 PM playoff matchup.
Life and sport provide us with "no-win situations." The implications of no-win situations include high stakes and "impossible" odds.
Bill Belichick said, "It's not about collecting talent, it's about building a team. Some players fit better into one system or style of play than they do in another." You don't have to be a 'great player' to do an excellent job filling your specific role.
The Patriots beat the "Greatest Show on Turf" Rams with a "hit and grit" game plan and a second year quarterback destined for greatness. The 2004 Red Sox trailed the mighty Yankees 0-3 in the ALCS...and won. The US won the 1980 Olympic semifinal "Miracle on Ice" against the juggernaut Soviet Union by overcoming 1 goal deficits three times.
Closer to home, MVB 2003 faced undefeated AC in the Sectional Finals. AC had not lost a set all season and had 'unbeatable' Twin Towers at 6'2". Melrose blended experience and youth to win in straight sets.
MVB 2022 trailed Billerica, at Billerica, 10-3 in the fifth set of the Sectional Finals...and rallied to win. MVB 2025 has history with that team. Sabine Wenzel was there as a freshman. Elise Marchais's sister Manon was on that team.
Arthur Conan Doyle spoke through Sherlock Holmes, "When you have eliminated all which is impossible, then whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."
The impossible becomes the truth with skill, will, and belief.
Lagniappe. Dismiss the impossible.
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