The Miracle Season Page #5

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at the games,

I thought that you were

maybe mad that I'm, like,

I don't know,

taking her spot.

You didn't take her spot.

You couldn't do that.

You took a position,

and you're making it your own.

And I'm right behind you.

Hundred percent.

And I may be the surgeon,

but you're the healer out there.

(INDISTINCT CHATTER)

(MUFFLED CHEERING)

Why am I more nervous for this

than the first game we played?

Because winning homecoming

is a matter of school honor.

It's just another game

with fanfare and huge visibility

and every boy you ever

wanted to date watching.

It's still a game, ladies.

We're gonna show up and play.

Let's go!

Game time, ladies.

Yeah!

ANNOUNCER:

And here they come!

Your reigning champions!

The women of Troy!

(CHEERING)

Number 18, Lizzy Ackerman.

Number 19, Kelley Fliehler.

Number 11, Mackenzie Davidson.

Number eight, Brie Tipton.

Number four, Jessica Bailey.

Number 14, Taylor Mitchell.

Number one, Rebecca Mastry.

(CROWD CHEERING)

BREZ:

High! High!

Free, free, free, free!

- (CHEERING)

- (WHISTLE BLOWS)

- Now, that's some volleyball!

- Thank God!

We are one ball away.

Let's run 82.

Their defense is weak

on that side.

BREZ:

One ball away.

GIRL:

West on nine.

ALL:
One, two, three, four, five,

six, seven, eight, nine, West!

We got this.

GIRL 1:

Watch it. Watch it.

GIRL 2:

Go on, Brie!

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

(CROWD CHEERING)

Taylor, you gotta see that.

Okay, that's all right.

Good pass.

Okay, we got this.

- Next one. Come on.

- Yeah.

- Let's go.

- It's all right. It was my fault.

No, it wasn't.

Tay, you gotta hit around

that next time. Okay?

WOMAN:
Go, ladies! You got this!

One side out, ladies.

This ends now.

One last play, you guys.

(CROWD CHEERING)

Guys.

Come here.

(ALL LAUGHING)

(TELEPHONE RINGING)

- Hello?

- Pull out the season schedule.

- Good morning to you, too.

- I'll wait while you get it.

- Okay. Got it.

- Tell me what you see.

Oh, I know there's typos,

but it's not like we're

the English department.

What's the caliber

of the next team we're facing?

They're on the weaker side.

And the next one, and the one

after that?

Weak.

I like where you're

going with this.

BREZ:

Our next five games

are against the weakest teams

in the division.

As long as we keep

our emotions in check,

we'll take them out

without much trouble.

And with momentum

and that confidence,

the next half dozen ones

are very doable, too.

Which means,

if we run the board,

we got a shot at State.

You mean, to win?

(CHUCKLES)

I mean, to win.

We could win.

For Line.

For Caroline.

Yeah, but wait,

how many is the board?

- Fourteen.

- You serious?

Yeah, I'm serious.

LAYNIE:

So, hey, I was thinking,

since you pick

who gets each ball,

if it's a clutch play,

maybe go to someone else.

Usually hitters ask

for more plays.

That's how you get better.

I know.

It's just, I don't want to be

the reason that we don't win,

for Line.

(WEIGHTS CLANG)

Don't let it be me, okay?

ALL:

West!

(CROWD CHEERING)

It's time for me

to take it

I'm the boss right now

Not gonna fake it

Not when you go down

Cause this is my game

And you'd better

come to play

I used to hold

my freak back

Now I'm letting go

I make my own choice

(SHOUTS INDISTINCTLY)

Okay. Yeah.

(WHISTLE BLOWS)

Power.

GIRL:

Outside. Outside.

- (ALL CHEERING)

- (WHOOPS)

(ALL CHEERING)

(WEIGHTS CLANGING)

(SCREAMING)

(BLOWS WHISTLE)

What! Are you kidding me?

Are you blind?

Come on! It was right here.

- It was right here!

- Okay. Okay. Okay.

Maybe you should sit down

before it gets you a...

- Oh, my God!

- We're good!

We're good, Ref, we're good!

God, I hope it's not him

in the finals.

What's wrong with being

What's wrong

with being

What's wrong

with being confident

(CHEERING)

What's wrong with being

What's wrong

with being confident

What's wrong with being

What's wrong

with being

What's wrong

with being confident

And then the improbable

happened.

The women of West started

winning games.

One after another.

And if they win here tonight,

they'll be headed back to State

next week as quarter-finalists.

And a chance to honor

their lost captain, Caroline.

It's a strong team

out there,

but they are not

as strong as you.

We keep our heads in the game,

and we can win this.

For Line.

- West on two. One, two.

- ALL:
West!

Let's go, ladies!

COMMENTATOR:
West is two

points away from victory

as Kelley Fliehler

heads back to serve.

(CROWD APPLAUDING AND CHEERING)

COMMENTATOR:

Deep serve by West.

Set to the outside.

And that's out.

- You follow the ball.

- It was our point!

Next time it might not be.

You follow the ball

till the end of the play.

Yes, Coach.

West is in control

of this game,

and if they win this set,

they win the match.

Fliehler with the serve.

You stay with your hitters.

COMMENTATOR 1:

White Oak sets middle.

Nice dig by West.

Fliehler with the set.

A huge block by White Oak.

But West still has

match point.

(ALL CHEERING)

Can't keep going

to Mackenzie

while they're

doubling up on her.

Don't look at me, the blocker on

my side's like seven feet tall.

Go to Taylor, they're not

looking at her.

- Yeah, I think I got this one.

- Element of surprise.

We can't lose

momentum, Kell.

Not when we're

one ball from State.

Okay, go again,

I'll push it further out, okay?

- Come on, guys, come on.

- Yeah.

COMMENTATOR 1:
White Oak is just

one point away from tying it up.

West needs this point to win.

Swing hard.

Here's the serve

from White Oak.

Set by Fliehler.

Yes!

(CROWD CHEERING)

They did it! The women of Troy

are heading back to State!

They made it to the

quarter-finals!

Unbelievable. A 15-game

win streak.

Let's hear it for

your West High Trojans!

(CROWD CHEERING)

Good job.

So, I was thinking

about last season.

So weird, foreign.

I mean, remember

when playing used to be fun?

Yeah, I do.

I try not to think about it.

Nice.

Hmm, how you feeling, hmm?

You ready to take some names?

I'm just glad that

we're almost through this.

Home stretch.

Well, you've already won.

- You know that, right?

- Yeah.

Hug you.

Okay.

Uh, Coach...

Aren't you gonna say

something to the parents?

Oh. Yeah, sure.

Good morning, everybody.

- ERNIE:
Good morning, Coach.

- Good morning.

So, here we are again.

Thanks.

GIRL:

What?

Okay.

(PEOPLE APPLAUDING)

MAN:

Go get 'em, girls.

I'm glad you called.

I think it's time

for me to express

some long-overdue

thanks.

I've been so angry.

I know.

But to have had the life

that I did with Ellyn...

and those 17 years

with Caroline...

I know...

how blessed I am.

You are blessed, pal.

I can't blame Him

for wanting her back.

She's a keeper.

(GIRLS GIGGLING)

ANNOUNCER:
Now, this is a team

that was absolutely demolished

by Montgomery earlier

this season,

but they're playing like

a whole new squad right now.

Move to the ball!

Move to the ball!

- Beautiful. Way to read your hitters!

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