The Bowling Bombers and the Hamilton Big Blue have only matched up 7 times going into Thursday match at Pohlman Lanes. The Big Blue held a 4 and 3 mark over the Bombers in a series dating back to 2007. These two last met in January of 2023 when the Bombers won 2415 to 2280.
The Bombers struggled in game one putting up a 745 to Hamilton's 781. Brady Johnson kept St. X close with a 177. In game two, Hamilton pushed their lead to 125 pins with a 920 to 831 game. Joe Geers posted a 190 (328 series) for the Bombers with Brogan James (317 series) and Luke Stigall (341) putting up a 175 and 173. Brady Johnson's 164 ended his 341 series. The Bombers trailed 1701 to 1576 going to bakers.
In games one and two, the Bombers were able to cut the lead down to 58 pins with games of 189 and 181 to Hamilton's 157 and 146. In game 3, Hamilton pushed the lead to 59 in a 193 to 192 close one. In game four, the Bombers shot a 202, but it wasn't enough, as Hamilton posted a 214. The Bombers fall 2411 to 2340. The Bombers move to 3 and 11 and Hamilton goes to 3 and 10.
Bomber Strength:
Brogan James was the only Bomber to stay clean in Baker. He shot 5 strikes, one multi-pin spare, and 2 single pin spares.
Record Performances
Brady Johnson moves to 20th overall with an even 16,000 career pins. Brady rolled in 24 games during his sophomore year to rack up 4,513 pins for a 188 average. During his junior year, Brady averaged 192.8 in 19 games for 3,664 pins. This season, Brady has finished 41 of 42 games averaging 190.8 for 7,823 pins.
Upcoming Schedule:
The Bombers end the regular season in the final GCL-Quad on February 12th at Northwest Lanes. The Bombers will start the post-season rolling at Rollhouse Lanes for Sectionals on February 18th.
Around the GCL:
All 4 GCL teams were in action February 6th. Elder beat Mason 2395 to 2239 and La Salle beat Moeller 2573 to 2355. Elder leads the GCL at 8-1 followed by La Salle at 7-2. The Bombers sit in third at 3-6 with Moeller at 0-9. The Final Quad will decide who wins GCL.
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