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Our score went up ten points between last Saturday and this Saturday. We probably didn’t really improve much in a week, but different judges and different competitions give out better scores sometimes. We still got second to last. I’m trying very hard not to get frustrated with our scores, but it’s tough. The same people get yelled at every practice for not knowing what they’re doing, and I’m never one of them. It isn’t my place to tell them what to do (I can, technically, but I don’t want to be a dick and I’m too frustrated to be nice), but I wish our coaches would do something. Pull them aside and have a heart-to-heart or whatever. Just something to help them see that they need to get it together and pull their weight just like the rest of us. The reason me and Cami and Kelsey and Paige have good technique and perform well is because all of us have worked our asses off. We’ve put in hours of extra practice because that’s the only way to get better. I can’t speak for them, but I’ll bet that they’re just as irritated as me. We’re seniors. This is our last season. It isn’t all about winning, not at all. It would just be nice to not be last for a change. Watching the open and world class guards makes me a little angry because that could be me! I have the ability! I have the work ethic! Maybe I’d have to put in more time, but there I would have a good reason to. They all put in the work and they have the success to show for it. This has been a bit of a rant, but it feels nice to put it down in words. I hope next year’s freshmen have good work ethics. I hope next year’s seniors have a better last season than this year’s.