Against Benton our defense was better. It's been something different every time. We've just been playing better lately. We got Hood back and our younger players are going out there with more confidence.

Not being together for a long time, that's not good for a defense. The longer you are together as a group, the better you are going to be. We can't fake that. That's just going to take time. How long, I don't know. But I know this, they are working hard at getting everybody on the same page and not making mistakes. That's how you get that started.

Megan pitched very well. We're getting our swings at the plate. Morris and Conner both are swinging well. It makes it tough on opposing pitchers if we continue to hit well.

It takes 40 minutes to update, and no one is paying me for this time.

I thought our defense was good in the first half with a lot of hustle. It wasn't as good in the second half. They were going down the middle on the press break and no one really stopped them much.

The difference for us tonight was our defense in the second half. We held them to just 17 points. When we play like that on the defensive, it certainly gives us a better chance to win.