["My son's football team did not perform well at all during the season, but they still got to do a tournament at the end.", "That's pretty cool. Did they win any games in the tournament?", 'They ended up winning all the tournament games!']
Well that's amazing!
My son's football team hadn't been performing very well at all. They still got to participate in a tournament at the end of the season. They ended up winning all the tournament games!