Last Friday, the top two teams in Roundball Surrey Elite met in the Finals⦠and the atmosphere was different.
The number-one seed Goon Squad, back in the finals for the third straight season after two heartbreaks, came in chasing redemption.
Across from them: the Soldiers, the number-two seed, finally back in title contention with Parm Bains returning to the lineup after two years.
And right away, this game was a movie
Right out of the gate Parm went absolutely ballistic
Hitting not one
Not two
Not three
But six threes in the first half alone.
With Aurel and Sukhman getting stops and scoring, Soldiers jumped out to a double-digit lead.
Goon Squad looked unusually cold.
And for a moment, it looked like the curse might continue.
But everything changed in the second half.
Thatās when team captain and head coach KG ignited his squad.
The energy on the sideline flipped instantly and Goon Squad finally found life.
Suddenly, they started stacking stops.
Turning defense into t...