Coquina Juniors 2 on January 31, 1998:
Games/Series of Week 17:127, 137, 152: 416
Total Score:7,691
Average:150.804 (-.759)
Rating:Poor, yet again.
Team Rating, Wins/Losses:Average, 2-2
Team Total Wins/Losses, Place:39.5-28.5, 2nd, 3 game deficit

Game 1: The first four or five frames of Game 1 reminded me of Game 2 in Week
16. I had a bad start, and I kept missing spares. I eventually got a strike
and some spares and wound up with 127...not great, but still better than
nothing. This was one of 2 wins in Week 17.

Game 2: Game 2 was shaping up like Game 1, except I had a better start, but,
I would have shot 126 haven't it been for a big 10th frame spare.
Clutch situations haven't been so great for my team's best bowler...he
needed 2 strikes in the 10th frame and got strike-9-spare, and my team
lost by 1 point.

Game 3: Game 3 was more like split city, at least for a few frames. I
couldn't stop bowling the ball dead-center. After 9 frames, I was on a 130+
pace. In the 10th frame, I knew that I needed at least a spare for a 400
Series, and 2 strikes for a 420 Series. I got strike-8-spare for an average
152 Game.

2 of my bowlers left after Game 2. One of them played a major role in my
team's first win. My team could have possibly won 3-1 if they were still
there.

Summary: 1998 has been more like bowling on new lanes for me, and I'm
improving ever so slightly. It's too bad that it won't be possible for
me to get a 156.128 average...I would need to average a 520 Series every
week...and the highest average bowler has a 164 average. I know it sounds
negative. I have bowled back-to-back 500+ Series twice, but never more
than twice in a row. I'm lucky for a Top-5 average finish. Also, my team
is falling apart...from an 8 game lead in Week 7 to a 3 game deficit in
Week 17. My team has won 16 games since the 15 game win streak. I just can't
understand it. I just hope that my scores will be higher in the City
Tournament next week (Team), and the week after (Singles/Doubles).