I feel we're an even keel team this year. We've played all the tough teams from both sides (leagues). It's a lot more even than it has been in years past.

They also filled the roles they needed to fill. I really feel like anybody can beat anybody.

It's something you look forward to every year — playing different teams and playing different leagues to see how you compare.

We were unselfish and played hard as a team.

It's tough because we've never played them before. All we need to know is they're a good team.

I look back on it now and how tough it really was last year and as a team how hard we battled. All the struggles we went through were all worth it in the end.