greater boston district event recap

​This past weekend, Team 4909 competed in our second district event of the 2023 CHARGED UP season: the Greater Boston District Event. Competing against 39 teams from all across New England, our team truly gave its best effort, coming just two weeks after competing in the Rhode Island District Event (RIDE).  From this previous event, all of our team members and mentors understood that though we have performed very well during the week Week 0 competition, there was always room for improvement before the next competition.

Walking into the Revere High School on the morning of March 25th, Billerica’s favorite robot, “Equinox”, had a brand new addition: a fully-functional cube shooter. Equinox now had the capability to now intake the cube game pieces and shoot them to their desired node during a match. Though we lost some matches, our victories ultimately landed us in 10th place by the time alliance selections came around. 

​During alliance selections, we were the first pick of the fourth seed captained by Team 4041, the Iron Tigers. Team 5735 Control Freaks were also invited to join our alliance, which they accepted. 

The playoff tournament was thrilling, as the top teams of the competition took to the field to battle for the top spot. As the matches began, we scored a win against the 5th seed, but lost to the 1st seed in our next match, placing us in the lower bracket of the tournament. Tensions rising, the team entered the next match against the 2nd seed. Unfortunately, we lost the match 144-129 and were eliminated from the competition. 

Though eliminated, we still had cause for celebration as we were awarded the Creativity Award, which FIRST describes as “celebrating creativity that enhances strategy of play and was intentionally designed and not discovered” for our conventional use of 3D printing in robot manufacturing. 

The Greater Boston District Event was an incredible competition for all of us, and we can’t wait to get back out on the field in two weeks for the New England FIRST District Championships in Springfield, Massachusetts! 
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