Coquina Juniors 2 on March 7, 1998:
Games/Series of Week 20:124, 157, 142: 423
Total Score:9,046
Average:150.767 (-.514)
Rating:Not Good
Team Rating, Wins/Losses:Will this ever end?, 1-3
Team Total Wins/Losses, Place:42.5-37.5, 3rd, 10 gms. behind 1st

Game 1: After sparing in the first frame, I missed an easy spare in the 2nd.
Everything went downhill from there, and I ended up with 124. After the game,
I said to myself, "I could do better than that with my eyes closed!". Of
course, my team lost. WILL THIS EVER END?

Game 2: I started better, but missed a 4th frame spare. It didn't seem too
bad from there. After 9 frames, It was possible for me to get at least 160
if I bowled 2 strikes. I ended up with a spare, and knocked out 8 pins on
the 3rd ball. This was my team's only win. When will I stop saying that? I'd
rather be saying more like, "This marked my team's first of 3 wins", or
similar.

Game 3: The 85 Game revisited? Not exactly, but it was close. The first 5
frames were all open, and I had 42 or 43 after 5. I had solid pocket hits
but I wasn't getting any strikes. In the 6th frame, I got a spare that I
called "a season-saving spare". I went on to get another spare, a strike,
another open frame, and another spare to wrap it up with a 142...not bad
for starting the game bad.


Summary: This week wasn't how I expected things to go, but I got a 423 Series.
That is what I consider my minimum. I don't think the 5 day vacation that I
had helped me any.