HOT SPOT - WEEK #9

Strike Force: 2 - Team 8: 2

It was difficult night for us beginning with mechanical failures in the opening game that forced us to move to a different pair of lanes. Will and Kimlang bowled very well while Dietrich and I struggled. In the end, we split 2-2, claiming the first game and the point for total pinfall. The game/series scores were 803-756; 755-773; 752-767; 2310-2296.

WEEK 9    01  02  03  SER
DIETRICH 176 180 146  502
MARK     191 165 174  530
WILL     203 228 196  627
KIMLANG  233 182 236  651
TOTAL    803 755 752 2310

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MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #9 RESULTS

Will To Win: 3 - Team 9: 4

We entered the night tied for third place with a record of 30-26. It isn't obvious from the outcome but we bowled well. Unfortunately for us, Team 9 bowled just a little bit better. We scored over 600 in each game but managed to win only one of the three. We were nearly evenly match with our opponents who spotted us six pins in handicap.

In the first game, Jerry and Eric shot 232 and 259 respectively which was more than enough to offset Will's excellent 233 game. Paced by Eli's 265, we turned it up to claim the second game. In the rubber game of the match, we were good but Eric struck out in the tenth frame to edge us by four pins. Though we lost the first and third games, our margin of victory in the second game was enough to earn the point for total pinfall and a record of 3-4 for the night. Our record for the season is 33-30.

The game/series scores were 608-650; 653-600; 622-626; 1883-1876. Will shot his high series and Eli shot his high game for the the summer season.

WEEK 9    01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL     233 200 202  635 24  4503 187.6 235  635   8   3   1   0
MARK     180 182 222  584 24  4743 197.6 234  657  12   4   3   0
ELI      189 265 192  646 27  5476 202.8 265  705  14   4   3   1
DIETRICH                   3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   1   0
TOTAL    602 647 616 1865 78 15337 196.6 681 1948  35  11   8   1

Next week we have a rematch with Fox & Hounds against whom we opened the season.

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HOT SPOT - WEEK #8

Strike Force: 3
Balls Deeeep In Ya Pins: 1

I still don't have the results from week #4 so I can't provide the full season's scores and statistics. Last night we got off to a slow start but turned it up in each of the subsequent games. We lost the first game by a mere five pins but won the second and third games by a wide margin. The game/series scores were 701-706; 811-674; 850-706; 2362-2086.

WEEK 8    01  02  03  SER
DIETRICH 189 234 155  578
MARK     203 178 247  628
WILL     134 180 224  538
KIMLANG  175 219 224  618
TOTAL    701 811 850 2362

By going 3-1 last night, we boosted our record for the season to 24.5-7.5. We had a 2-1/2 point lead entering the night. Team 23 swept Team 21 so they gained a point on us. Their record improved to 23-9 and they remain 1-1/2 points behind us.

HOT SPOT - WEEK #7

Strike Force: 4 - Team 2: 0

I haven't updated the stats since I got back in town because I don't have the scores from week #4. The stat sheets for Hot Spot and Mike Rocha's Trios are now available at leaguesecretary.com. However, a few weeks are missing for Hot Spot and week #4 is one of them. Maybe I can get a copy of it tonight.

By the way, we took over first place last week with a record of 21.5-6.5. Team 23 was a half game ahead of us entering last week but we swept Team 2 while Team 23 lost 3 of 4 to Team 20. We now have a 2-1/2 game lead over Team 23 (19-9) and 3-1/2 over Teams 20, 27, and 8 who are tied for third place (18-10).

WEEK 7    01  02  03  SER
Dietrich 204 203 166  573
Mark     182 191 154  527
Will     192 237 180  609
Kimlang (188 188 188  564)
Total    766 819 688 2273

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #8 RESULTS



Will To Win: 5 - Lloyd Johnson Trucking: 2



Eli's hot hand carried us to a 5-2 night. We were just a few pins away from a 7-point sweep but we lost the second game by seven pins. The three consecutive splits I had in the 6th through 8th frames of the second game were the killer. Still, it was successful night for us.

We entered the night tied for fifth place with a record of 25-24. Our record now stands at 30-26.

WEEK 8    01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL     171 169 195  535 21  3868 184.2 235  586   6   7   0   0
MARK     213 187 214  614 21  4159 198.0 234  657  11   3   3   0
ELI      254 241 190  685 24  4830 201.3 257  705  13   4   2   1
DIETRICH                   3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   1   0
TOTAL    638 597 599 1894 69 13472 195.2 681 1948  31  10   6   1

Handicapping gave us 26 pins per game. With that, the game and series scores were 664-625, 623-630, 625-571, 1912-1826. It should be noted that we won our five points without the aid of handicapping. The scratch scores were 638-625, 597-630, 599-571, 1834-1826.

MIKE ROCHA TRIOS - WEEK #6 & #7 RESULTS

Will To Win: 3 - Team 6: 4

I'm back home after nearly three weeks on the road and I have some catching up to do.

This week it was just Eli and I as Will was out sick. We bowled pretty well but our opponents were on fire. Gary shot a 289 game and a 705 series and Shane (subbing against us for the fourth time) also had a strong night with a 267 game and a 680 series. They also had Diario visiting from Cloverleaf Bowl who subbed and bowled a solid 608 series. So as you can see, we were up against some tough competition. Even though they were spotting us 61 72 pins and we bowled well, they won the first two games and the point for total pinfall. (Thanks to a correction in the handicapping, we took the point for total pinfall.)

Eli's 619 series would have been much higher but he was derailed by two pocket 7-10 splits in the first game. He eventually recovered from the shock but the way the other guys were shooting, we were fortunate to pull out the third game for two points. The scores were 592 603-605, 685 696-707, 698 709-681, 1975 2008-1993. Our record for the summer season fell to 24-25.

WEEK 7    01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL    (185 185 185  555)18  3333 185.2 235  586   6   7   0   0
MARK     202 194 222  618 18  3545 196.9 234  657   9   3   2   0
ELI      144 245 230  619 21  4145 197.4 275  705  11   4   1   1
DIETRICH                   3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   1   0
TOTAL    531 624 637 1792 60 11638 194.0 682 1948  27  10   4   1

Here are the scores from week #6 when Dietrich filled in for me.

WEEK 6    01  02  03  SER  G  PINS   AVG  HG   HS 200 550 600 700
WILL     195 169 203  567 18  3333 185.2 235  586   6   7   0   0
MARK                      15  2927 195.1 234  657   7   3   1   0
ELI      202 200 158  560 18  3526 195.9 257 705    9   4   0   1
DIETRICH 197 183 235  615  3   615 205.0 235  615   1   0   1   0
TOTAL    594 552 596 1742 54 10401 192.6 682 1948  23  10   2   1

We won only one game and had a record of 2-5 for the night. Many thanks to Dietrich for subbing in my place.