When the standings came out on Monday, the Stony Brook quiz team was pleased to find out the previous quizmeet's results only made them drop 1 slot. Stony Brook was even more pleased to find out that Petra 3, the 5th place team Stony Brook quizzed against last meet, held their ground pretty well in the other quiz match, not only remaining in the top 5, but also moving up a spot. Therefore, Weaverland 4 remained in 6th place, meaning Stony Brook would not have to quiz against 2 top 5 teams. Nevertheless, Stony Brook would have to quiz against 2 top 10 teams. The quiz coach reminded the quiz team on both Friday practices that the quiz team has, in the words of the former Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Carson Wentz, an Audience of One, the one true God. The Stony Brook quiz team quizzed only for the Lord, and they should do the best to what the Lord has granted to them, even if it doesn't look like a success on the scoreboard. The quiz team took it to heart. They performed well in practice, even to the point that their quiz coach struggled to write questions to stump them!
An advantage the Stony Brook quiz team had this week was they had the last 2 quizmatches of the quizmeet. The quiz team and their quiz match mutually agreed that it would be more beneficial and helpful to practice for an extra hour than to spend an whole hour just sitting around waiting for our quizmatches. The quiz team still met at 2 p.m. for quiz practice. After reading the material for the week, the quiz team had 4 practices matches. After 4 practice matches, the team seemed a little tire and worn, so they took a break with the video game RockBand 3! The quizzers rotated playing guitar, bass, drums, keys and vocals. When dinner finished cooking at 4:30 p.m., they moved to the kitchen to enjoy some stuffed shells and salad, prepared by Lorie Grosh. So full of stuffed shells and salad, the quiz team held off on dessert. Instead, the moved back into the living room for another 2 practice matches, one of which went over missed questions those past 2 Fridays, and another went over review questions. Once those 2 practice matches finished, they went back into the kitchen for a dessert of vegan apple crisp. Shortly after, the quiz team embarked for Weaverland.
The Stony Brook quiz team made it to Weaverland in good time, around 7:00 p.m. Stony Brook decided to sit in the back of the sanctuary and watch the quizmatches in there until the time for their quizmatches. The last quizmatch they got to see was Weaverland 4, Stony Brook's last opponent of the night, take on Maple Grove 1, another top 10 team. Maple Grove 1 held their ground pretty well. It almost looked like they would take the win. Alas, though, Weaverland 4 came out the winner. Still, it gave Stony Brook a little bit of hope.
The Stony Brook quiz team proceeded to room 150 for their quizmatch versus Calvary Monument 2, the 2nd place team in our League. After the 2 teams prayed together, the quiz teams took their seats. The quizmatch began with a correct buzz-in from Emma on Calvary Monument 2. Then on question 2, Olivia buzzed in and answered correctly! Yes, after the first 2 questions, the score was tied at 10! On question 3, Gabe from Calvary Monument 2 buzzed in and answered correctly. Then on question 4, Kate managed to buzz in, and it was good buzz in, too! Alas, though, she could not manage to figure out why it was a good buzz in during her 30 seconds. Calvary Monument 2 picked up the bonus correctly. Yes, Stony Brook almost had the quizmatch tied at 20 after 4 questions. Unfortunately, Calvary Monument 2 would take off at this point. They had back-to-back quiz outs on questions 7 & 8, and on question, they would get team bonus. While Calvary Monument 2 had sealed away the win at that point, Stony Brook did not stop scoring. On question 11, Chloe from Calvary Monument 2 errored, sending a bonus question to Lauren. The quizmaster Todd Hertzler asked, "What did the chief priests, scribes and elders perceive?" Lauren answered, "Jesus spoke about them...Jesus told the story about them..." and then her time ran out. The quizmaster met with his judge, and after a moment of delegation, the quizmaster determined he would accept that answer as correct (the best correct answer is "Jesus had told the parable against them"). Lauren got her 3rd correct answer of the year :) ! Kate earned the quiz team even more points when she got a bonus on question 14. Question 15 would go to no one (nobody buzzed in, nobody answered), and the quiz match would end with Calvary Monument 2 winning, 135-30. Besides the question 4 error and the dropped question 15, Stony Brook took advantage of every opportunity they got, and they made the best of it.
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| Stony Brook vs. Weaverland 4 |
Stony Brook had to quickly head over to their next quizmatch, facing off Weaverland 4. The quizmatch started with a correct buzz in from Ethan, the top quizzer of Weaverland 4. The next 2 matches were rough. On question 2, Olivia errored, but Montanna from Weaverland 2 could not answer the bonus correctly. The on question 3, Weaverland 4 Jared errored, and Kaylee could not answer the bonus right. The quizmatster BJ Snyder suggested both teams shake it off, put it in the past and move to the future. Weaverland 4 took the advice to heart. They buzzed in and answered correctly the next 3 questions, including a quiz out from Weaverland 4's top quizzer Ethan. Stony Brook would take control of the match, with buzz in answered correctly from Olivia on question 7 and a buzz in answered right by Caleb on question 8. Questions 9 through 12 alternated back and forth between Olivia and Jared from Weaverland 4 buzzing in and answering correctly. This resulted in Olivia quizzing out on question 12, her 4th of the year! Furthermore, Stony Brook was only behind by 20 points from a 6th place team, with 3 questions left to go, however, Weaverland 2 was 1 correct buzz in from team bonus, and they had 2 quizzers who could get it. Unfortunately, Weaverland 4 would get that team bonus on question 14. Stony Brook lost the match to Weaverland 4, 45 to 95. Nonetheless, Stony Brook held their ground well against a 6th place team.
The Stony Brook quiz team now has a record of 1-6-3, with a total of 610 points and an average of 61 points per match. While it may feel disappointing to lose another 2 matches, it is worth noting that these 2 losses came at the hands of 2 top 5 teams, and the quiz team held their ground against these top 2 teams. Imagine what they can do when they can do when they quiz teams similar in strength to them at the next quiz meet!
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