WEEK 7 RESULTS

Won 4, Lost 0

We entered the night in a first place tie with Team 5 (Jeff & Co.) as we were matched up with the Newbies (Team 8) for the first time. James (163 average) pre-bowled for the Newbies and his series of 208-143-144 (495) was already on the books. That 208 in the first game looked rather ominous so we knew a high score might be needed to win the first game. The 143 and 144 appeared to give us an edge in the second and third games.

Perhaps that ominous 208 game James had on the board in advance got us fired up because we came out of the gate hot. We won the first game by 44 pins despite James's 208 and Steve's outstanding 264. The score was 784-740. Olivia fired a 198 and The Coach added a 211 to offset the Newbies' high scores. Our score of 784 was just short of the league's high game of 794 we established the previous week.  It was a relief to have a solid win in the game we figured would be the most trouble.

The second and third games were nail-biters that came down to the final shots in the last frame. Thankfully, we had just enough to hold them off by scores of 698-666 and 688-665 to earn a four-point sweep.

Our team series score of 2170 topped the league's previous high of 2165 (held by Team 5) while the sweep gave us sole possession of first place with a three-point lead. (Irene, Phil, and Peter took 3 of 4 from Jeff's crew.)

We now have the league trifecta with first place, high game, and high series in our possession. A lot of the credit goes to The Coach who worked extensively on his spare shooting Sunday morning and came up with several clutch shots when we needed them most. It was a good night for us all around -- it was the first time ever that all four of us bowled over 500 on the same night.

WEEK 7  01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 500 600 700
Sharon 155 183 177  515 21  3383 161.1 215  526   2   3   0   0
Olivia 198 146 165  509 18  2933 162.9 224  509   3   4   0   0
Mark   220 195 201  616 21  4117 196.0 247  706  10   4   2   1
Gary   211 174 145  530 20  3113 155.7 211  530   1   1   0   0
Total  784 698 688 2170 80 13546 169.3 794 2170  16  12   2   1