Question

Coach Peterson looked over his players with pride. "Eureka City

Badgers," he said, "the time to win now. Are you with me? I said, 'Are
you with me?'We're going to go out there and show the Greenwood
Wildcats how to play the game of football. We're going to crush their
defense. We're going to stop their offense in its tracks. And we're going
to make the coach of the Wildcats wish he hadn't left home today! Let's
get out there and take the field!"
The team cheered and charged out into the lights of the stadium and
onto the fresh turf, ready for battle. They lost to the Greenwood
Wildcats 72 to 0.
Which statement best explains how the conflict in this story is resolved?
A. The Wildcats cheat in order to secure victory.
B. The Badgers play with all their heart, which is what matters.
matters
C. The coach is able to excite and motivate his team.
O D. The Eureka City Badgers lose to the Greenwood Wildcats.

Answer 1

d

Step-by-step explanation:

Answer 2

O D. The Eureka City Badgers lose to the Greenwood Wildcats.

Step-by-step explanation:

As seen in the given passage, the initial feeling of excitement and adrenaline is what the players of Eureka City Badgers will feel. With the commanding yet encouraging words of Coach Paterson, they will no doubt feel that they have the ability to win.

But as the passage ends, we know that they lose the game 72 to 0. Not only do they lost to the other team, but they also failed to score any points. This, despite the energetically charged encouragement and 'confidence' instilled in the Coach's words. So, the conflict of the Coach's words and expectations and the end result is resolved by the simple statement at the end- "They lost to the Greenwood Wildcats 72 to 0".

Thus, the conflict in the passage is resolved when the Eureka City Badgers were defeated by the Greenwood Wildcats.