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SANTA MONICA, Calif. -- Inside the heart of Riot Games campus, Team Mountain fell 0-2 to Team Infernal (supported by Echo Fox) to begin the League of Legends Scouting Grounds round-robin group stage Wednesday night. The team, which had excelled in scrimmages before the event, felt the difference between playing comfortably in a team house to the pressure of playing an official match. Infernal Fox deployed an unexpected top lane Nasus strategy in both games, catching the Immortals-backed squad off-guard and accomplishing a sweep to put it atop the standings heading into Day 2 of the competition.Scouting Grounds Standings (After Day 1) 1. Team Infernal (Echo Fox): 1-0 (2-0) 2. Team Cloud (Counter Logic Gaming): 1-0 (2-1) 3. Team Ocean (Team Liquid): 0-1 (1-2) 4. Team Mountain (Immortals): 0-1 (0-2)Following the loss, ESPN.com spoke to the team about its thoughts on the first days action, what it needs to improve upon to make it to Fridays final, and the best moments so far in Scouting Grounds.Of course there is more pressure [in an official game.] If you make a mistake in scrims its whatever -- you can move on and fix it, said Shynon, 21, the teams vocal shotcaller from the AD carry position from Houston. For me personally, I didnt feel the pressure as much. The main difference is that youre never sure what the other team is going to bring out, if they have a pocket pick or anything and needing to adjust on the fly.I didnt play as well in the first game because I had jitters, said Team Mountains first-round draft pick (No. 3 overall), 18-year-old Tuesday from Quebec, holding down the starting mid lane position. I kind of did feel the pressure. I didnt play up to my standards.On what they learned from Day 1 of the competition, BmxSpecks, 20, from Toronto, said it didnt matter how well they did in scrimmages and that performance on the main stage is a different beast entirely. You cant put a label of best team just based off scrim results, he said. And we learned that obviously pretty well today. We just need to work from the ground up and erase that mentality [were the best] and act like everybody is even, which everyone is.I need to talk more, said the teams top laner and youngest member, Bobjenkins, 17, from New Jersey. In-game I was really quiet, because I didnt like the certain matchup I had. Its really annoying to play against [Nasus]. Its very suffocating, and you have to hope to get an early-game lead to shut the enemy top laner down before he gets too tanky. Also, I need to look around at the map more.Although the competition is cutthroat with two of the teams seeing their journey end Thursday following the culmination of the group stage, Scouting Grounds is also about getting the chance to peer into the world of pro-gaming. The main takeaway is theyre experiencing the life of a pro-gamer and having the opportunity to play on a real team; theyre learning to communicate and confide, qualities they need to become a better overall player. In short: its an experience of a lifetime for the 20 amateurs invited.Ive liked every moment of it, said Tuesday. The one that stood out is when Bjergsen visited the Immortals house. I was fanboying so hard over him. Hes been my idol and role model for the past two years, so that was super cool.On the topic of whether any of them had improved, every player nodded in agreement that they already felt like a better player after being in the Immortals house and practicing endlessly for two days.Oh yeah, definitely, Shynon said. Ive never really been coached by a professional or an LCS coach before -- Ive had analysts or coaches in lower [league] teams help me out -- and I think Hermes has really developed and helped me into a better player who just has an infinitely better understanding of the game.Ive learned a lot more about macro and really how to abuse lanes when summoner spells are burned, BmxSpecks said. A lot of time in solo queue you see someone burn their summoner spell and say youll maybe go visit that later on, but really punishing the [lack of] summoner spell and taking another objective as a team -- my macro has definitely improved a lot.Each of the five Team Mountain players gave a shout out to the professional player that has inspired them the most to reach this point.I want to be more like Impact, Bob said. During scrims, I was like solo killing everyone [like Impact] but I feel like he knows a lot more about the game. He can transition [those kills] to midgame and late game. Me, right now, all I do is add pressure by strictly 1-v-1ing, and sometimes Ill teamfight. Hopefully I can learn more from Impact ... and how he impacts the game.Reignover, answered BmxSpecks, smiling because he is practicing at Reignovers desk in the Immortals team house. Hes a very calculated player with really good macro, and I also like how he comes off really humble. There are other junglers in the NA scene that are really cocky and outspoken -- which isnt necessarily a bad thing -- but I just really attract to the whole humble player who lets his play speak than the shit talk.How did it feel playing in his seat? he was asked.It felt pretty good, but kind of bad after the Nidalee performances in scrims, BmxSpecks said.Its pretty clear already -- my favorite player, by far, is Bjergsen, said Tuesday. I think its unbelievable that hes been atop of the game for three years now, and he keeps going strong. I really aspire to be the leader he is on TSM and keep up the same mechanical level of play. Overall, he is humble for how good he is, and I really respect that.The player I aspire to just be and idolize is ROX Tigers PraY, Shynon said. PraY is one of the longest standing veterans in the scene. Hes been playing at the top level since like [2011], and so his knowledge of the game is immaculate. Especially in a meta where flashy AD carry plays isnt so prevalent, PraY finds a way to make highlight reels, and overall hes just really consistent, too.Aphromoo is my top one, said Winter, 19, the teams support and the third Canadian on the roster. He does a lot of [big] plays [while] micromanaging everyone, and hes pretty cool, too. Im talking to him everyday, almost, and hes really great.By the time the interview finished at 9 p.m. in Santa Monica, the day was winding down for most of the city. But Team Mountain returned to their practice room inside the LCS studios, having scheduled scrimmages with Team Infernal, the team that had just defeated them an hour earlier. Adrian Peterson Womens Jersey . Westbrook has missed 27 games since having a procedure on Dec. 27 to deal with swelling in his injured right knee — the third operation on the knee in nine months. Chris Doleman Youth Jersey . 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Were all frustrated by it, when youre not scoring, but I think you guys talk about it and write about it and put much more emphasis on it. I dont worry about it. As long as were winning, I dont care. If I score one goal for the rest of the year and we make the playoffs, and make a run, I dont care one bit.That being said, you hope theres a domino effect and you can contribute.While the Senators (16-11-3) have taken just three of the available 10 points from their last five games, Boucher was pleased with what he saw in the 4-3 shootout loss to the Sharks.Mike Condon will get the start in goal again on SSaturday, while the blue line will be bolstered by rugged Mark Borowiecki, the NHLs leader in hits who is coming off a two-game suspension of his own.ddddddddddddMeanwhile, the Devils (12-11-6) are also struggling to get some traction. Their 5-2 loss to St. Louis on Thursday was their fourth in a row, a span that has seen them outscored 19-5.New Jerseys difficulties have come on the road, where it is 4-10-4 and the only team in the conference with double-digit losses as the visitors.Its a big concern, I mean were here to win, said Devils goalie Cory Schneider. Were here to win games and make the playoffs and be relevant here in the standings, and when you go on losing streaks its hard to recover. Its really hard to play catch-up later in the year with three point games, playing against your division all the time.Its really difficult to make up ground, so we have to find a way to put the brakes on the skid and go on a streak of our own. Its tough to lose three, four, five in a row and survive after that.Past history between the clubs favors the Devils, who were 3-0-0 versus Ottawa last season while outscoring the Senators 14-7. 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