Everyone dreams of this situation: bottom of the ninth inning, tied game, bases loaded. But it happened to Cammie too often and her continued failure was beginning to take a toll. She was the star player on her softball team, but when the game was on the line, she found herself crumbling under the pressure. She could hit just about any pitch in any other situation. But winning the important game seemed out of reach.
Off the field, Cammie was adept at handling tense moments with grace. Cammie had a reputation for being being quick to take positive action, whether it was solving a tough equation at the chalkboard with all eyes on her or winning for the chess team by outthinking a grandmaster-in-training. She was the most popular girl at school, and even that pressure was easy to handle because she was naturally kind to everyone. By doing well at everything she tried, she helped to elevate the school’s spirits.
Yet a state championship for softball was elusive. Cammie and her teammates had been chasing it for three seasons, each year finishing in a similar fashion: striking or grounding out when the winning run was in scoring position in the bottom of the ninth. It was a continuing nightmare that was playing out once more.
Cammie, the one who was usually calm, was panicking. Her teammates and classmates could see it taking over her face. The softball diamond was becoming distorted and beads of sweat began pouring from her brow. The opposing pitcher began to grow ten feet tall and Cammie felt herself shrinking. The stadium lights became brighter to the point that she couldn’t see. She stepped out of the batter’s box and tried to catch her breath. She looked out at the crowd and saw friendly faces and not a single frown or look of concern. It wasn’t that these people were expecting Cammie to come through; they genuinely cared about Cammie. It was the first time she realized that it wasn’t bad to lose or to have something that exposes your Achilles’ heel. She looked back at the field and it was just grass and dirt. She looked at the pitcher and it was just a young woman with the same hopes and concerns as hers.
Cammie smiled and stepped back into the batter’s box, happily swinging at the first pitch.

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Read the sentence from the passage.

She was the star player on her softball team, but when the game was on the line, she found herself crumbling under the pressure.

Which two ideas does the word crumbling suggest about Cammie's performance in the game?

Cammie's mind is paralyzed by thoughts of her team's bad luck.
Cammie's usual confidence and skill are disappearing.
Cammie is suffering from the intensity of the lights and heat on the field.
Cammie's concentration strangely thrives on the challenge facing her.
Cammie is unable to face the jeering of the opposing team.