CLINTON – Don Wendt thinks his Parkview Vikings team is almost ready to play.
Scott Gestrich hopes to have his Clinton program there at some point.
The Vikings took care of their second win in a row for hosts Cougars 56-41 on Saturday afternoon.
The game followed the pattern of many Clinton games as they tried to win their first game since December 2018: stay there relatively early only to see a run by the opposing team put the game out of reach early in the second half .
The Cougars were only four points behind at 22:18, before the Vikings started their run and finally took the lead at 39:22 during the break.
“We go through tracks where we fight out there, are hectic and trust each other,” said Gestrich. “Then it’s like because of this series we’re in, if we get a bad throw or a bad jump, we lose any chance of momentum. Then a kid stops trusting his teammates and tries to one Making game for themselves. Everyone wants to end the series so badly that they try to go one on one and do it themselves and we’re not that team. “
Dash said mindset isn’t the only reason the team struggles to stay afloat during games.
“We don’t have a lot of depth and we could also improve our condition,” said Gestrich. “So I can do all sorts of things, time-out phone calls, whatever, but it doesn’t register. In your mind, the only thing you think about on the way to the crush is the next bad thing that’s going to happen.”
Chase Peterson led the Cougars with 10 points.
The Vikings were again led by Senior Tyler Oswald, who scored 20 points. His brother Trey Oswald added 10 while Connor Simonson had 15. The Vikings were able to cross despite having faced a 5v17 performance at the free throw line.
Wendt said he’s excited about where his team is in the playoffs.
“I think we’re starting to get together,” said Wendt. “We got four places in the playoffs which means we can host Iowa grants. We haven’t played them in about four years but we have a great chance of winning this year if we do that play.” we can.”
Wendt said he used Saturday’s game to try a few things.
“We worked on different defense techniques and played a lot of different children,” said Wendt. “We’re really trying to be disciplined in our help at the back. When we’ve played really good teams this was an area where we really had problems. We wanted to put the ball under pressure as soon as they crossed half the pitch. ” and with that we did a good job. “
Tyler Oswald said it was a productive Saturday for his team.
“We really wanted to sharpen ourselves before the playoffs,” said Oswald. “I thought we did. Our focus right now is on our defense. We’ve played a few games where we gave up a lot of points. We know we can score with almost anyone, so if we defend the way we do do it.” Today we have the chance to take a run. “
• UP NEXT: The Vikings will play at Johnson Creek on Tuesday, while Clinton will play at Whitewater on Monday.
PARKVIEW: Crecelius 1 0-0 2, Trey Oswald 4 1-2 10, Tyler Oswald 7 1-4 20, Simonson 6 2-5 15, Crane 2 0-0 6, Vogt 0 0-2 0, Kitzman 0 1- 2 1, Landis 1 0-0 2. Total: 21 5-17 56.
CLINTON: Mullooly 2 0-6 4, Peterson 0 2-3 2, Peyt Bingham 3 0-0 7, Phillips 0 0-2 0, Feggestad 0 0-1 0, Chase Peterson 5 0-0 10, Mueller 1 1- 2 4, Villanueva 2 0-1 4, Klein 1 0-2 2, Peircen Bingham 2 4-6 8th total: 16 7-23 41.
3-pointers: Clinton 2 (Müller, Peyt Bingham), Parkview 7 (Trey Oswald, Tyler Oswald 3, Simonson, Crane 2).
