Todd Beamer girls basketball coach Corey Alexander had to think about it, and who could blame him?

It has been a long time since his program lost two straight games in a season. In fact, Alexander had to go all the way back to the 2012-13 season, his first season as head coach, to recall the one and only other time it has happened.

But after back-to-back losses to Auburn Riverside and Garfield this year, Alexander and his coaches knew something was off.

So, they went back to the drawing board. What they found was that, for his players, winning became more of an expectation than a desire. Alexander, who has sent four players onto Division I programs and taken his teams to the postseason each year, admitted something needed to change.

Before the game against the Federal Way Eagles Tuesday, Alexander and the coaches their expectations for Todd Beamer basketball clear.

“We have to come out and play every game with a purpose,” Alexander said. “Just because we’re Beamer doesn’t mean teams are going to fold. Our girls needed to step up and be ready for every challenge.”

Moments before tip-off, Alexander reminded the Titans of two words: fresh start, and those same two words ended every Beamer timeout huddle thereafter.

The Titans were ready for the challenge. They rolled Federal Way 53-28, ending their losing streak.

With a renewed sense of purpose, the Titans forced 18 turnovers and moved the ball at a break-neck pace, the style in which Alexander’s offense is designed.

In its half court set, no player held the ball for longer than four seconds as Todd Beamer swung the ball until finding its post players, Mackenzie Bond and Darion Brown.

Brown finished with 10 points, while Bond finished with eight.

“When they get going like that, into a rhythm, it’s tough to stop them,” Federal Way coach Michael Griffin said.

Federal Way, however, trailed by just 11 points at halftime.

Todd Beamer senior point guard Japhera McEachin knew the lead wasn’t enough. She stayed locked in, even through the halftime intermission.

She was shooting jump shots at the top of the key when she abruptly missed one. After she shook it off, she took the ball and the same shot again — another miss. McEachin dropped to the floor and completed five push-ups.

The punishment was self-inflicted. The coaching staff never instructed her to do the push-ups. Alexander wasn’t even looking. He was engaged in a conversation with his assistants at the time.

McEachin rose and promptly drained the shot on her third attempt.

“It’s all about not being satisfied,” she said. “We’ve had that a little lately, and it’s hurt us. I make that shot every day. There’s no excuse. Every shot is important.”

Eight minutes later and the Titans led by 15, and their 19-9 fourth-quarter run closed out the win.

What accounts for the Todd Beamer turn-around?

“Good communication,” Alexander said. “Passing up a good shot for a better one. They really showed that in this one.”

Five of the Titans’ eight remaining regular-season games are on the road. One of their final eight games is a home game against the Auburn Riverside Ravens — the same team that handed Todd Beamer its first loss of the season on Dec. 20.

Running the table for the remainder of the regular season is possible for Todd Beamer. It’s beaten every opponent on its remaining schedule this year with the exception of Newport and Auburn Riverside.

The idea of finishing the regular season atop the league is one Alexander has given little thought.

“We take this and build on it,” he said. “We moved the ball well, executed our plays and continue to play with that sense of purpose, and it worked in our favor.”