struggling
In the context of sports, when a team or player is offering an uncharacteristically poor performance over an extended period of time.
Example:
-Wow, our team has been playing decent all season, but they've lost their last five games!
-Yeah, they're really struggling right now.
-Wow, our team has been playing decent all season, but they've lost their last five games!
-Yeah, they're really struggling right now.