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“The offense, instead of increasing, goes the other way, because they are so frustrated,” Czekaj said. One positive on the offensive end of the floor is that Rappahannock has done a better job of taking care of the basketball. Turnovers are down to just 16 a game.
In one contest against Page County earlier this year, Czekaj pointed out that the Panthers turned the ball over 15 times in just one quarter. Now, Rappahannock needs to see its shooting percentage from the field go up. “You don’t win basketball games shooting just 32 percent,” Czekaj said, adding that teams need to hit about 40 percent of their shots from the field to have a better chance of winning a game.
Bobby Czekaj led the Panthers with 13 points. Jason Jenkins added 10. In the 50-30 loss at Strasburg, Rappahannock found itself down, 22-14, at intermission. Again, Czekaj warned his Panthers that they should not let down. “Every time we get close, we start to feel the pressure of all those losses,” he said. “Instead of relaxing, we tighten up.” The Rams outscored Rappahannock, 15-4, in the third quarter and put the game out of reach. Still, Czekaj remains optimistic that his team will rebound.
“There are six games left,” he said. “We have four wins possibly.”
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