If they struggle early in the game, the talk will immediately turn to how the team suffered from the lay off.

The Pirates struggled early, falling behind by 9 points in the first half.

He struggled early, giving up two hits and a walk, before settling down.

But two starters struggled early, and both had poor springs.

The team struggled early, losing three of their first four games.

Missouri struggled early, trailing by 5 points with 4:28 to play in the first half.

He struggled early in the game, missing six of his first seven shots.

He struggled early in the season, with a best result of 5th from the first 8 meetings.

Jordan struggled early, making only 4 of his first 13 shots.

As a result, they struggled early in the first half.