The Stage Is Set
Yanks, Tomahawks Take It To The Limit
Just the facts
South Glens Falls - The Yanks dropped the Forever Young opener Thursday against The Singers by sixty pins, then stormed back with wins in the next two games - leading to a 2-2 draw. The Singers were in desperation mode, needing a sweep to remain in the race. Anchor Joe Sycuro had a 203 and 196 included in a decent 534 series.
At the north end, the Tomahawks faced the sometimes-troublesome bye team. The Toms needed to bowl 382 (191 apiece) in each game to secure their points. They took care of business in style.
Don Williams continued his current hot streak, hammering 231 and 246 games before finishing with a clutch tenth-frame strike and a 211. That final game was as close as the Tommies came to relinquishing a point (six pins). Williams' total of 688 was league-high for the day and pushed his average above the 200 mark, just 53 total pins shy of partner Roy Brady, who leads the pack at 202.
Chuck Boykin was hot on the Williams trail, firing an outstanding 686 set on games of 203, 247 and 236. The CC's had no issue versus The Librarians as a result, handily taking the 4-0 verdict and moving into third place alone.
The Gamblers are now fifth after a sweep of the Marauders. Mary Tessino's 183-480 paced the triumph, and was tops on the female side for the afternoon.
Hi-Lo beat the Racy Retirees 4-0 as Curt Williams sparkled with a 197 and 192 in a 556 effort. Cathy Tracy did well for the losers with 168-431. Frosty + One rolled over P+C 3-1 as Patrick Scanlan had a personal best for the year of 188-492.
Two weeks are left on the schedule, with no suspense left except for the top two teams. Leading by 3½ points, the Yanks face the Tomahawks next Thursday - and again the following week in the position round. So, six games with eight points available to determine a winner. The first-year Yanks obviously will be seeking their initial title, while the Brady-Williams duo are the defending champs. Williams also captured the inaugural league honor with Kenny Tooker in 2009.
A 3-1 or better Yanks outcome next week will clinch. Anything less, and we'll go right to the end. The Tommies will give up an even hundred pins per game.