Bowling Bombers Win On the Road
The Bowling Bombers and the Lakota West Firebirds have only met 4 times prior to Thursdays match up. The Bombers held a 3 and 1 advantage over the Firebirds.
In game one, the Bombers jumped to an early lead of 983 to 872. The Firebirds notched one game north of 200. Chris Obert got hot in the middle of the game with a 5 bagger on the way to a 223 game. Jalen Morrow continued the scoring for the Bombers with a 206. Andrew Berkemeier put up a 197 and Jared Littelmann shot a 183. In his first start of the season, Euell Yohannes shot a 174.
In game two, Jared Littlelmann found his mark putting a 235 on the board for the Bombers on his way to a 418 series. Chris Obert bested that with a 421 series thanks to a 198 game 2. Euell Yohanness got lined up to put a 216 on the board for the Bombers. Andrew Berkemeier and Jalen Morrow charted a couple of 180s for the Bombers with Berkemeier hitting 189 and Morrow getting to 181. The Firebirds did not score higher than a 191. The Bombers out shot the Firebirds 1019 to 876 for a 2002 to 1748 lead heading into bakers.
In bakers, the Bombers shot games of 175, 221, 135, and 206 for a 737 while Lakota West shot games of 155, 134, 163, and 163 for a 615 game. The Bombers pushed the lead to 376 for a final of 2739 top 2363. The Bombers move to 8 and 5 on the season and the Firebirds fall to 1 and 9.
Record Performances
The Bombers push their winning streak to 3 which is the longest on the season for the Bombers. With the win, the Bombers are now 4 and 1 against Lakota West and in 20+ seasons have gone 33 and 28 against GMC schools.
Upcoming Schedule
The Bombers start February with the last GCL match of the season as they host the final Quad of the year on the 4th at its new start time of 4pm. The Bombers then travel to Dayton to roll in the Blue and Gold District preview before returning home on the 8th to host the defending state champions, Kettering Fairmont. The Bombers then recognize all 7 seniors when they play Taylor High School on February 11th. The Muskingum University tournament originally scheduled for January 17th has been rescheduled to February 13th. The Bombers end the season on the road against the Oak Hills Highlanders on February 18th.
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