Today's another four day set of some of the less prominent inter-club bowls. First up...
Home Depot Forum, Web City: Marsell v. Leonardo. Forest SC and Solid Core collide in this set with the purple cue. Diamond's Leonardo sank a three-ball run to end a slow start in 7-ball, but he missed on the 7 and Whitewater's Marsell tapped it in at the bottom left. Marsell owns a 1-0 series lead. In 8-ball, the Shores' Marsell took the early lead and held it, but couldn't corral the 8. The Gems' Leonardo came all the way back with a six-ball run-out for the win to tie the series at 1. Marsell fired away with three balls on the break for a five-ball run before he scratched. Leonardo replied with a pair, but Marsell made the final pair for the win and 2-1 series lead. Marsell continued to pace the offense in 10-ball, and he was rewarded with the win after making five of the last six balls to stall out Leonardo's offense. Marsell owns a 3-1 series lead. Marsell started with a four-ball run in 12-ball, and he wouldn't be slowed down after that. Leonardo answered with a three-ball run, but he sacrificed defense for a comeback that came up short, giving Marsell a 4-1 series lead. In 13-ball, Marsell wasn't able to finish things off after a scratch. Leonardo was able to make a push at the end to get the win and cut the deficit to 4-2. Marsell wrapped up the series in Rotation, taking an 8-6 win as Leonardo's late push of offense fell short again. Marsell clinched the series at 5-2. Marsell was effective on offense but too shaky at the end, with a scratch to let Leonardo earn the win on a pair of shots. Marsell's series lead stands at 5-3. Marsell took Accuracy as well, pulling away to a 2-4 win to finish with a 6-3 series win over Leonardo in the Web City Bowl.
Mitsubishi Arena, Apex: Summer v. Hershey. East Division rivals from Outcast and Forest SC play with the purple cue. Maplewood's Summer was okay early in 7-ball, but Stonebridge's Hershey bested her on a five-ball run-out for the win and 1-0 series lead. The Lumberjacks' Summer weathered the early attack from the Wolves' Hershey in 8-ball. Summer then stepped up after Hershey's scratch to make a four-ball run-out, earning the win and tying the series at 1. Hershey had a chance to make a late attack, but his miss on the 8 allowed Summer to make five of the last six balls for the win and 2-1 series lead. Hershey didn't stay down for long, finding a quick finish in 10-ball with a deflection off the 2 to make the 10 at the bottom left. The series is tied again at 2. Summer took a quick lead in 12-ball despite an empty break. She had a four-ball run early and then picked her way to the win as Hershey got tangled up. Summer leads the series again at 3-2. Hershey kept things close in 13-ball as well, but it was Summer who found the path forward at the end. Hershey's scratch sealed his fate as Summer pulled ahead 4-2 in the series. In Rotation, Summer didn't hesitate to play for big offense. Hershey didn't have much of a response as Summer cruised to an 8-2 win that secured the series for her at 5-2. Summer didn't waste time on offense, but Hershey also brought some pace this time, earning the win with an 11-15 combination to the bottom left. Summer's series lead is down to 5-3. Summer pulled off another win in Accuracy with a 2-3 win over Hershey in a tight battle. Summer won the Apex Bowl 6-3.
Nike Field Events Center, Commerce: Sparkles v. Cheddar. The purple cue gets another turns between members of Oriental United and Youth Movement. Golden's Sparkles was solid in 7-ball, but North Modernistic's Cheddar was able to make the final pair for the win and 1-0 series lead. The Pilots' Sparkles started slow again in 8-ball, and the Nighthawks' Cheddar was able to pick up some of the slack. Cheddar took it easy at the end but still went unchallenged for the win to go ahead 2-0 in the series. Sparkles had a couple of looks at the 9 in 9-ball, but some errors slowed her down. Cheddar played smart at the finish, lightly deflecting off the 7-9 combination to get an extra correcting push on the 9 to the top left for the win. Cheddar is ahead 3-0 in the series. Sparkles had a look at the 2-10 combination in 10-ball, but she couldn't get it to fall. Cheddar then deflected off the 2 to sink the 10 at the bottom left for the win and 4-0 series lead. Sparkles had a chance to get the win from a ball-in-hand play, but she missed her second shot and Cheddar won 12-ball with the 4 dropping in the top side. Cheddar sealed the series at 5-0. Sparkles again looked solid on offense in 13-ball, but she was lacking a touch of finishing pace that allowed Cheddar to take another win for the 6-0 series lead. Sparkles was right on the edge of a close win in Rotation when she double-tapped her shot on the 14. Cheddar bounced back with a pair of shots for the 8-7 win to move ahead 7-0 in the series. Sparkles was overwhelmed in 15-ball, as Cheddar made a five-ball run early and a three-ball run-out to dominate in another win for the 8-0 series lead. Sparkles took one last pummeling in Accuracy, as Cheddar controlled the game in a 1-7 win to complete the incredibly rare 9-0 series sweep. The Commerce Bowl belongs to Cheddar.
IBM Cathedral, North Modernistic: Molly v. Blair. The green cue ends the day between Enterprise and Forest SC. Apex's Blair had a nice push late in 7-ball, but he couldn't dig the 7 out of the bottom left. Southern's Molly tapped it down there for the win and 1-0 series lead. The Wonders' Blair got a free win in 8-ball after a solid start, as the Monarchs' Molly accidentally sank the 8 at the top right. Molly remained fearless on offense in 9-ball, but it didn't pay off. Blair was able to make the final pair this time, earning the win to go ahead 2-1 in the series. Molly rattled off a five-ball run in 10-ball, only to miss on the 10 itself. Blair cleaned up another piece of offense at the end to get the win and 3-1 series lead. Molly made a good physical play to slow down Blair in 12-ball, but it didn't stop him from resetting and getting the win anyway. Blair's surge has him up 4-1 ahead in the series. Molly had another solid break in 13-ball, but Blair immediately struck for a three-ball run. The rest of his positioning worked out well as he outran Molly to get the win. Blair secured the series at 5-1 with this win. Blair pulled out to a large lead in Rotation, then let Molly tie the game before stealing it away from her. Blair's 8-7 win gave him a 6-1 series lead. Molly put in a decent effort in 15-ball and still came up short on the 15, which Blair tapped in at the top side to extend his series lead to 7-1. Molly finally got another win, dominating 1-4 in a win over Blair to finish the series. Blair took the North Modernistic Bowl by a 7-2 score.
We've got two days left in the Bowl Series this year. We'll play at least five tomorrow and the remainder on Saturday.
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