Our Salem basketball families made the trek to Shakopee on Tuesday night as our Saints took on the Bloomington #2 Eagles. Our kids were very excited to finally get back on the basketball court in our first game of the new year! Playing in our fifth straight away game, our Saints were impressively up for the challenge right from the opening tip. In the first half, our offensive execution was the best I have seen yet this season. All of our half court offensive plays are designed to create drive and dish opportunities at the basket. Due to our solid execution and improvisation within the plays, we were able to rack up the fouls on the Eagles, enabling our Saints to shoot a ton of free throws (21 TOTAL!). Three different players on the Saints attempted and made free throws in the first half, which allowed us to go into halftime with a nice cushion on the scoreboard ( halftime score: 24-11 ). Death, taxes, and well-coached Bloo...