Curtis J. Phillips (2-2) falls short to The Dawgs (4-0) 45-61

For just the second time in team history, Curtis J. Phillips lost its second consecutive game Tuesday night to the Dawgs 45 to 61. In a game that was much closer than the final score concludes, a short-handed CJP played on par for thirty-three minutes against the defending league champions until the dynamic duo of the Daws proved to be too much for CJP. Even though CJP was short three players for the first half and two for the second, they made way on offense with the superb shooting of James Lawrence and Matt Donnelly. As for the defensive end, for the first team in team history, CJP played a two-three zone defense. In doing so, they slow downed the Dawg's interior play and ultimately came away with a new weapon to use from time to time when need be. In conclusion of last night's game, it seems the Dawgs may have their second consecutive league championship in the bag and even though CJP is coming off their second straight loss, the team's spirit remains high.


Quotes

"It's terrible missing any game during the season for a non-injury-related matter. It especially hurts when it is our rivalry game versus The Dawgs. Hopefully this schedule conflict can be avoided in the future. Like always, I know the team will fight their hardest even though they're short-handed." - CJP forward Jim Hammen on missing the game


"I thought we played a very competitive game considering we were short handed. Had a couple more shots have fallen it could've been a better outcome." - CJP guard James Lawrence on the team's loss to the Dawgs


"For thirty-four minutes or so it looked like we were heading to another nail biter against the Dawgs but then they simply made plays whereby we did not. Like always, a win would have been wonderful but tonight we learned that we can cause havoc by using the not so sexy 2-3 zone defense." - CJP forward Daniel Sondreal on the team's loss to the Dawgs


Game Notes


CJP center Charles Morris was not in attendance due to an unknown illness. CJP forward Jim Hammen was also not in attendance due to personal reasons. CJP center Josh Lawrence sat out the first half due to his technical foul received last week. CJP is now 2-3 all-time versus the Dawgs. The last time CJP lost two in a row dates back to losses occurred on January 26, 2010 (vs. The League Champions) and February 2, 2010 (vs The Dawgs).