A good match, but...

Last Saturday I played another Straight Pool match.  Fresh off of my win, I had high hopes, and when I found out that I only needed to get 55 points (as opposed to my opponent's 75), I really thought I had a chance.  I stayed right with him until we both had about 40 points, but then I started missing chances that I had to make, and he got into a groove.  He beat me 75-47.  I feel like I shot okay, and in fact in the first rack I made eight in a row, which started me off well, but I still missed shots I needed to make, and my cue-ball control needs a lot of work.