There are those days where you feel like everything is going right and you are at the top of your game, and then the unexpected happens. We had that situation for seven games straight. It all started at Cedarville when we were up against Milligan (Tenn.) and lost 4-1. Then, for the next six games, we never had a break from the losing. There was a word that Coach drilled into our heads and we laugh about it, but it fits completely. The word is "Chutzpah," which means supreme confidence. We remembered this word when we got scored on first, then some would think "oh no, here we go again." But this past Saturday against Spring Arbor was a Chutzpah moment.

We started the game dominating play and had one brain lapse that caused us to face a 1-0 deficit. We hadn't come from behind all season, but we remembered that word and it rang in our heads over and over again. We started the second half down 1-0, but we were off to the races. Chris Allen started off the force with a strike on a through ball and we were back in it. Not much later, Josh Thomas landed a header on a restart to boost our confidence. Then Chris again buried one with less than 10 minutes left and we held on for the win.

Chutzpah finally impacted us in this game and now our next goal is at Goshen on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Our task before last game was to win out the rest of the season for a chance at Nationals and we are one down and four to go.