Twice in GutterAlley's recorded history, the eventual champions were able to lock up the season in Week #13 and just coast the rest of the way with the title already in hand. This season's frontrunners looked all but ready to wrap it up coming out of the position round, having amassed the 2nd best first-half win record in league history. The last few weeks, however, have been rough as three teams are now locked in a battle to walk away the champs. The Spring '14 session's Week #13 brings us to only 3.5 games separating those top three teams...and there are only two weeks left until the Finals. This is going to be goooooooooooood.After nearly getting blanked last week, the league's biggest target – league leaders Pinterest – looked to bounce back against hapless Mark It Zero. Unfortunately, things did not go as planned. With Game #1 under their belts behind a team leading 550 series from anchor Seth Gunderson, the team looked to return to their winning ways but were stopped cold. Zero's Kody Karnes put up a 601 series combined with this week's Most Valuable Bowler performance out of new father and fellow teammate Eric Lynch to storm back and take the matchup 3-1. The wins don't move either team up or down in the standings, however, with Pinterest remaining atop the heap by a mere game and a half while Mark It Zero continues to stagnate in 5th place.The two teams on the current leaders' tails battled one another on Lanes 43 & 44. The first to strike were the The Finger Holes, who handily took Game #1 behind anchor Aubrey Moren's 627 series. Schwetty Balls bounced back with a devilish 7-pin victory (and a team total of 666) to secure Game #2 with anchor Angela Bradford's 564 leading the charge. Game #3 was won in the 10th frame by The F-Holes and also added a total pins victory into the mix for a 3-1 win overall. Neither team budge in the standings, with The Fingers Holes still in 2nd and Schwetty Balls in 3rd – but they are now only 1.5 and 3.5 games out of first, respectively.They say with age comes wisdom. Well, having celebrated her birthday the day before league night, the Twerking Balls' Teresa Deterding gained some wisdom into the ways of winning against opponents Split It & Hit It. Leading her team with a 489 series, T nearly pushed her team to a clean sweep but fell just one game shy in their 3-1 matchup dominance. If not for sub Todd Way's team leading 482 series – and teammate Mark DeVoe's first 200+ game (he ended with a 210) earning him #1 Power Ranked bowler honors – the team would have walked away empty handed. The wins allow the Twerkers to leap frog Split It in the league standings, sitting in 6th and 7th place respectively.The final matchup of the night pitted reigning champs Bowltron against UpgrayeDD. The predictions called for 'tron to dominate but 'grayeDD stood their ground and didn't let that happen. With anchor Steve Kohlmeyer putting up his highest series this season – a 418 – UpgrayeDD got off to a great start to take both Games #1 and #2. Both games were won by narrow margins. It wasn't until Game #3 that Bowltron showed up en force to fight to a standstill and splitting the series at 2-2. Ryan Doll put up the highest series for Bowltron, ending his night with the highest across the league – a 638. Neither team moves up or down in the standings, with Bowltron still in 4th and UpgrayeDD in 8th place.The Tournament of Champions is just three weeks away and the lay of the land is as follows:Division 1 = Ian Goetz (26), Seth Gunderson (19)Division 2 = Phil Schroeder (20), Ryan Doll (18)Division 3 = Freda Schroeder/Teresa Deterding (18)Division 4 = Michael Gordon (27), Michael Smith/AJ Hofmann (14)Bowlers discussing whether or not Pinterest can still win the whole thing this season in The 200 Club this week include: Andy McLeod (202), Aubrey Moren (211, 217), Dennis Laube (213), Ian Goetz (239), Ken M. Wilson (203), Kody Karnes (246), Mark DeVoe (210), Ryan Doll (212, 201, 225), and Seth Gunderson (226).See you next Tuesday!

THIS WEEK'S MVB Eric Lynch Runner Up: (See Posting)	#1 POWER BOWLER Mark DeVoe Runner Up: Ryan Doll	#1 H2H BOWLER Ryan Doll Runner Up: Angela Bradford
FROM THE GUTTER (GUTTER QUOTE) "Hey, don't forget to send me the picture of my balls." Kody Karnes after, well, you'll find out soon enough.