Week 4: Strike It Funny vs Bowl Me Over

This week saw a number of bowlers increase their averages on good or even great efforts.  Todd bested his average by 31 pins his first game.  Doug, Bo, and myself each had solid series today bolstering our averages (and lowering our handicaps), although there was no actual movement in the rankings.  All of that paled in comparison to the day that Liam had.  Liam's first game 229 was a personal best.  Liam's second game was a pedestrian 163, still 13 pins over his average.  Liam capped it all off with an impressive 202 for a three game total of 594 Gross/729 Net pins, for a total of 144 pins over his average.  The good news for the rest of us is Liam lost 12 points off his handicap.  I managed to climb out of last week's cellar into the second spot for the week with three games, each over my average, that suggests I may be regaining some lost form.  However, I bested my 3 game average by only a measly 69 pins compared to Liam's 144.  Doug and his new tattoo rounded out the top three with Bo following close in fourth after a solid three game set.

This Week's Individual Results
						Total Pins
First		Last		Average		Gross		Net
Liam		Brooks		198		594		729
Rick		Brooks		172		516		654
Doug		Kurtis		108		323		611
Bo		Dee		135		405		600
Todd		Eveland		128		383		545
Maurice		Snyder		98		293		545
Tom		Belt		131		393		534

This week's team results were predictable.  Team "Bowl Me Over", consisting of Liam, Doug, Bo, and Todd, took the first game with close to 1000 NET Pins, almost guaranteeing a Fourth Game win on the strength of Liam's 278, Doug's 224, and Todd's 225, NET Pins.  Team "Strike It Funny", with the second appearance of our most consistent bowler "Dude", along with Maurice, Tom, and Myself, caught Liam napping (he managed only the 13 pins over his average) and stole the second game.  Bo and Doug stepped up in the third game to help Liam ensure Team "Bowl Me Over" won that matchup as well as the Fourth game overall score.

This Week's Team Results
Strike It Funny								Total Team Handicap	227
		Dude		Maurice		Tom		Rick	Team Net
Game 1		195		173		183		200	751
Game 2		195		192		181		241	809
Game 3		195		180		170		213	758
						Total Score:			2318
Bowl Me Over								Total Team Handicap	248
		Liam		Doug		Bo		Todd	Team Net
Game 1		274		224		182		225	905
Game 2		208		188		212		170	778
Game 3		247		199		206		150	802
						Total Score:			2485

And here are the Standings, Averages, and Handicaps for the coming week.  The names are the same, only the numbers have changed.

The Accidental Bowling League Group Standings
				Current
First		Last		Average		Handicap
Liam		Brooks		162		34
Rick		Brooks		153		43
Tom		Belt		145		50
Todd		Eveland		138		56
Mike		Tierney		134		59
Bo		Dee		131		62
Mike		Raynor		128		65
Cary		Saul		121		71
Maurice		Snyder		105		85
Doug		Kurtis		98		92

So....  We are into our 6th week of bowling with handicaps and our 4th week of quasi-team competition.  I had originally set up my spreadsheet for an eight week trial season just to see if this might add an additional element of friendly competition and fun.  I haven't really received any feedback one way or the other regarding the format, competition, or my commentary.  Please feel free to text me (outside of the group text) and let me know what you think.  

Have a great rest of your week, and GO (YOUR FAVORITE FOOTBALL TEAM)!!!!!

R-

PS  Should we continue, I found a website:  WheelOfNames.com that I can use to randomly assign bowlers to teams (so that no one cries foul when I put Liam on my team every week)!