One loss isn't the end of the world. Two consecutive losses could be alarming.
Reggie Morris Jr. didn't blink, however.
And he had a long time to do so if he chose. 10 days to be exact.
That's the layoff Redondo Union had from the time it suffered a 13-point loss at the hands of Bishop Montgomery and opening league at home against Inglewood on Tuesday night.
There was some rust from the start, as Inglewood jumped out to a 22-18 lead at the end of the first quarter.
The Seahawks eventually shook it off and led by as much as 18 in the second half of a 74-63 Bay League opening win, snapping a two-game skid.
"It was just time to regroup," Morris Jr. said. "Going into league isn't always bad taking a loss because it gets everybody's head back on track."
The Seahawks (12-4, 1-0 Bay League) had to regroup from more than just a couple of losses on the court as the team entered Tuesday night's tilt against Inglewood (8-9, 0-1 Bay League).
Shortly after the loss to Bishop Montgomery talented sophomore Billy Preston checked out of school. Preston has since checked into Deion Sanders' Prime Prep in Texas.
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Preston along with junior Leland Green provided quite the tandem for the Seahawks. As co-MVPs, the duo guided the team to the Tarkanian Classic championship in Las Vegas earlier this season. Redondo was considered not just a top team in the state but a top-50 team in the country.
Morris Jr. declined to comment on the Preston situation.
Without question, losing a player of that caliber is certainly going to leave a void. But Morris Jr. has a track record of winning big when it wasn't expected.
He led Leuzinger to the school's first CIF Southern Section title. He guided St. Bernard to a CIF Southern Section crown and a Southern California regional championship. He also won a CIF Southern Section championship and a state title at Redondo in his very first season with the program.
Preston or not, Redondo will still be hard to count out.
