One sign of a great team is how it rebounds from adversity.
Using that as a barometer, it’s more than fair to use the word “great” with Middleton’s boys swimming and diving team.
The Cardinals, ranked No. 2 in the state, fell to top-ranked Madison West, 104-66, in a Big Eight Conference dual meet Friday.
Less than 24 hours later, though, Middleton won the highly-competitive 13-team Cardinal Relays — an event that included No. 1 Madison West.
Middleton finished with 180 points and outdistanced the second-place Regents (168). Madison Memorial (157), Verona/Mount Horeb (156) and Arrowhead (146) rounded out the top five.
“The win against West on Saturday was a big morale booster for the guys,” Middleton coach Dan Lynam said. “Friday was a tough meet for us.”
Fortunately for the Cardinals, Saturday went much better.