August 7th, 2000: Week 10 of the Youth/Adult League
Games/Series 145, 163, 139: 447
Total Score: 4,948
Rating: Poor
Average: 164.933 (-1.771)
Team Rating, Wins-Losses: Below Average, 2-2
Team Total Wins-Losses, Place: 29-11, T-2nd/20, 2 gms. behind 1st
Line
It was another rough week for me -- a week in which I shot my 3rd worst
game and my 2nd worst series of the season. I substituted strikes for
spares and I suffered. However, with a lot of help, and a 2-2 split,
my team has a good chance at coming out on top.

Game 1: My team laid the smackdown on Team 10 with a huge performance
from my anchorman. He got 10 strikes, including 2 strikes + 9 pins in
the 10th on route to a 278. My team bowled 830 pins scratch to win by
154 points.

Game 2: Unfortunately, for my team, the glitter didn't shine long in
Game 2's 51-point loss. Mr. 278 didn't come within even 100 of 278.
I got strikes, but still had the same result as last week's high game.

Game 3: A 58-point loss in Game 3 was because my opposing team shot a
combined 90 pins over their average, while my team's end result was
average. However, the huge Game 1 win allowed my team to split the
series 2-2.

Summary: With the Top-2 teams going a combined 1-7 in Week 10, my team
was able to come within 2 games of the leader, while being tied for 2nd.

I didn't do real well, and I will need to make some adjustments. However
unlike last week's "great depression," it was all smiles from me.

Coming up: My team is in a tie for 2nd place. My team plays the other team
whose tied for 2nd. The winner of the matchup will play the first place
team in an attempt to win the league championship, even if the second place
team ends up having to sweep in Week 12 to take home the gold.

About my opposition: I can sum it up in two words: They're good.