WEEK 24 RESULTS

Points won: 9 - Points Lost: 18

We entered this week's position round in sixth place which matched us up with Team 16 who held fifth place. Both teams were far from their best in the first game but we had the greater struggles as Team 16 came out on top 774-675. We dusted ourselves off and evened the series with an 814-787 win in the second game. Our resurgence didn't last long as Team 16 clobbered us 840-729 in the rubber game of the series to take two of three. They also had the edge in total pinfall by a score of 2401-2218 and  defeated us on points by 18-9.


WEEK 24  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton 128 164 225  517  1.0  63 11559 183.5  35.0 266  661  18   6   0   0
Mark    191 237 170  598  4.0  69 12861 186.4  49.0 247  659  24   6   0   0
Brandon 163 181 183  527  0.0  72 14070 195.4  41.5 257  688  28   8   0   0
Garrett 193 232 151  576  1.0  69 15474 224.3  56.0 299  876  53  14   6   1
Kevin                           6  1138 189.7   4.0 223  574   3   0   0   0
TOTAL   675 814 729 2218  6.0 279 55102 197.5 185.5 964 2693 126  34   6   1

WOULD A LINEUP CHANGE HELP US?

Looking at the lineups throughout our league, it's evident that nearly every team follows certain conventions. The bowler with the highest average typically bowls last and the bowler with the lowest average typically bowls second. But what of the first and third positions? Is there a trend we might be able to exploit with a lineup shift?

Our own lineup features Quinton bowling first with Brandon bowling third and they have shown distinctive statistical trends. Quinton's scores cover a wide range with high peaks and low valleys whereas Brandon's scores are concentrated in a much smaller range near the middle.

          250+   <170  190-229  220-249
Quinton  10.0%  41.7%    26.7%     3.3%
Brandon   2.9%  12.0%    49.3%    17.4%

WEEK 23 RESULTS

Points Won: 16 - Points Lost: 11

This week we had Team 3 on the schedule. Quinton was out of action but Kevin was kind enough to step in which saved us from using Quinton's average minus a ten pin penalty per game.

We earned a lopsided win in the first game by a score of 915-804 but Team 3 turned the tables on us in the second game with a 778-878 thumping. Thus, we had a split with a lead of only 11 pins entering the rubber game of the series. Team 3 cooled off considerably in the final game while we were able to hold form. This allowed us to finish the night with a 788-730 win while also seizing the points for total pinfall.

By winning 16 points and losing 11, we improved our record to 160.5-136.5. We have a position round next week. We were 2.5 points behind Team 16 and 5.5 points ahead of The Four Horsemen before last night. Was 16-11 enough to move us up? We should know by the end of the day.

WEEK 23  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton                        60 11042 184.0  34.0 266  661  17   6   0   0
Mark    239 174 214  627  3.0  66 12263 185.8  45.0 247  659  23   6   0   0
Brandon 208 220 170  598  0.0  69 13543 196.3  41.5 257  688  28   8   0   0
Garrett 245 223 224  692  4.0  66 14898 225.7  55.0 299  876  52  14   6   1
Kevin   223 161 180  564  1.0   6  1138 189.7   4.0 223  574   3   0   0   0
TOTAL   915 778 788 2481  8.0 267 50403 197.7 171.5 964 2693 115  34   6   1

WEEK 22 RESULTS

Points Won: 23 - Points Lost: 4

What a week it was! Garrett was amazing, hitting 33 strikes out of 36 shots and setting the house record with an 876 series. We mere mortals weren't so bad either. As a team we won 23 of the 27 points and we were just good enough to beat the previous league high series by a single pin.

Thanks to Garrett, I had to add another column for 800 series. Garrett, I dare you to make me add a "900" column!



WEEK 22  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700 800
Quinton 167 255 188  610  2.0  60 11042 184.0  34.0 266  661  17   6   0   0
Mark    201 200 203  604  4.0  63 11636 184.7  42.0 247  269  21   5   0   0
Brandon 221 167 215  603  2.0  66 12945 196.1  41.5 257  688  26   8   0   0
Garrett 278 299 299  876  4.0  63 14206 225.5  51.0 299  876  49  13   6   1
Kevin                           3   574 191.3   3.0 205  574   2   0   0   0
TOTAL   867 921 905 2693 12.0 255 50403 197.7 171.5 964 2693 115  32   6   1

Also, here are the stats from the two previous weeks:

WEEK 21  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700
Quinton 191 148 192  531  1.0  57 10432 183.0  32.0 266  661  16   5   0
Mark    169 182 170  521  0.5  60 11032 183.9  38.0 247  659  18   4   0
Brandon 219 172 176  567  2.0  63 12342 195.9  39.5 257  688  24   7   0
Garrett 248 237 180  665  3.0  60 13330 222.2  47.0 269  759  46  13   6
Kevin                           3   574 191.3   3.0 205  574   2   0   0
TOTAL   827 739 718 2284  6.5 243 47710 196.3 159.5 964 2683 106  29   6

WEEK 20  01  02  03  SER  PTS   G  PINS   AVG   PTS  HG   HS 200 600 700
Quinton 148 211 174  533  1.0  54  9901 183.4  31.0 266  661  16   5   0
Mark    ABS ABS ABS       2.0  57 10511 184.4  37.5 247  659  18   4   0
Brandon 176 150 234  560  1.0  60 11775 196.3  37.5 257  688  23   7   0
Garrett 215 223 269  707  2.0  57 12665 222.2  44.0 269  759  44  12   6
Kevin                           3   574 191.3   3.0 205  574   2   0   0
TOTAL   713 758 851 2322  6.0 231 45948 198.9 153.0 964 2683 103  28   6

GARRETT SHOOTS 278-299-299 (876)!

Garrett's final shot in last night's amazing 876 series.

I'M BACK

Since I got sick a couple of weeks ago, I've been neglecting things here. I haven't turned on my laptop in about two weeks. I'm finally back on my feet again so I'll soon be able to get everything back in order and up to date.

More importantly, I want to bowl well. It's so much easier to bowl when one's head doesn't feel like it weighs fifty pounds. I bowled a 705 series in the LVT Sunday afternoon and I'd love to carry that over to Wednesday night.