The ninth week of Spring 2004 saw three teams climb in the standings, while one team slipped. Two bowler roll a new personal best game. Angela Bradford picked up this week's high game (202) and series (526) for the women. As for the men, Thomas Lin snagged this week's high game with a 246, and high series was earned by David Codding with a 623. Read on for all the rest of the details!
First up, on lanes 15 & 16: 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites chucked gutter balls with Recreation Intoxication. Blessed by #1 Power-Ranked Thomas Lin and his powerful 618 series, the White Asians celebrated a clean sweep over Recreation. Conversely, Pat Searcy oversaw Recreation with his 598 despite his team getting swept. 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites leap 1 spot in the standings to 1st place, while Recreation plunges 3 spots to 4th.
On lanes 17 & 18: Got Carpio? traded lane malfunctions with T.R.O.T.B.. Topped by Eric Lynch with his 542 series, Got Carpio? celebrated a clean sweep over T.R.O.T.B.. In the meantime, Nik Domann showed off in T.R.O.T.B. with his below-average 469 despite his team getting swept. Got Carpio? leaps 1 spot in the standings to 3rd place, while T.R.O.T.B. remains in 6th.
Finally, down on lanes 19 & 20: The Bowling Stones had a delightful time with Joey's B*tches. Regardless of the star power of Michael Basham with his below-average 382 series, the Stones got swept by the B*tches. On the other half of the score sheet, #1 Head-to-Head and Most Valuable Bowler David Codding mastered the B*tches with his above-average 623 as they swept the competition. The Bowling Stones remains in 5th place, while the B*tches move 1 spot to 2nd.
Bowlers slipping into The 200 Club include: Angela Bradford (202), David Codding (231,200), Eric Lynch (202), Jason Carpio (212), Ken M. Wilson (223), Pat Searcy (224), and Thomas Lin (246)

The 246 rolled by Thomas Lin is tied for the 6th-best game in league history!
NEXT WEEK:
- First, on lanes 15&16, 3rd-place Got Carpio? will roll against 5th-place The Bowling Stones (hcp 115). Got Carpio? is expected to maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the Stones are forecast to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Moving to lanes 17&18, 4th-place Recreation Intoxication will spend some quality time with 2nd-place Joey's B*tches (hcp 4). Recreation might maintain their current strength as they sweep the series; while the B*tches ought to hold steady as they endure a rough night.
- Finally, on lanes 19&20, 6th-place T.R.O.T.B. will tussle with 1st-place 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites (hcp 4). T.R.O.T.B. is predicted to roll decently, but split the series with the White Asians; while the White Asians are anticipated to raise their average while they keep the series tied.
THIS WEEK'S MVB
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FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE)
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Pos. | Team name | Record | Percent | Total Pins | Change |
1 | 2 Tall Asians, 2 Short Whites | 24-12 | .667 | 15,987 | +1 |
2 | Joey's B*tches | 23-13 | .639 | 17,908 | +1 |
3 | Got Carpio? | 21-15 | .583 | 17,322 | +1 |
4 | Recreation Intoxication | 20-16 | .556 | 18,242 | -3 |
5 | The Bowling Stones | 14-22 | .389 | 13,309 | n/a |
6 | T.R.O.T.B. | 6-30 | .167 | 16,000 | n/a |