Bombers Win on the Road
The Bowling Bombers trekked to Bethel, Ohio on Saturday morning to roll against the Bethel-Tate Tigers, in the first ever match up between the programs. The Bombers and the Tigers came into Saturday with a 2 and 1 record on the season. Bethel-Tate, a member of the Southern Buckeye Athletic and Academic Conference, finished 4th last season with a 6 and 6 conference record.
In game one, the Bombers were lead with a pair of 200 games with Keegan Barbee shooting a 225 and Connor Cahill putting up a 213. Brady Johnson (191), Dimitri Panagis (176), and Aaron Bickford (149) finished the 954 for the Bombers. The Tigers had one player roll north of 200 with a 207 for a round one score of 774.
Keegan Barbee completed his 445 series with a 220 game to start the scoring for the Bombers in game two. Connor Cahill finished with a 166 for a 379 series. Tyler Brown came in for the Bombers to put up a 218. Justin Kumar (160) and Brock Lusby (135) finished the Bombers 899 for a two game total of 1853. The Tigers threw a 734 for a 1508 heading to bakers.
In bakers, the Bombers started a rotating line up that put up scores of 222, 213, and 244 in the first three games. The Bombers needed a 244 or more to set a school record in the fourth but was unable to rolling a 192 for a four game total of 871. The Tigers shot a 559 across their four.
The Bombers leave Batavia Bowl winners by a score of 2724 to 2067. The Bombers move to 3 and 1 on the season while the Tigers fall to .500.
Bomber Strength:
Through the first 3 baker games, the Bombers closed 29 of 30 frames. They finished bakers with 37 of 40 frames closed.
Record Performances
The 871 Baker Series is the 11th best series in school history. The Bombers 3rd baker game of 244 is the 68th best baker game in school history. Coach Hott won his 100th game for the Bombers in his 9th season as varsity head coach.
Upcoming Schedule:
The Bombers roll in the the Elks Invitational on Sunday December 3rd, Mason on the 6th, and a GCL Match-Up with Moeller on the 7th. The Bombers then finish December with the Holiday Classic on the 10th, GCL rival Elder on the 12th, and end the first half with the GCL Quad on the 14th.
Around the GCL:
The Elder Panthers put up 2922 in a win over the Moeller Crusaders on November 30th. The Lancers pierced Fairfield 2915 to 2756 on December 1st and won the Big Blue Tournament on the second. The Bombers and Panthers sit atop the GCL at 1-0 while La Salle and Moeller sit tied for 3rd and 0-1.