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 accepted a challenge by Recreation Intoxication. With the strength of #1 Power-Ranked Thomas Lin and his dazzling 618 series, the White Asians celebrated a clean sweep over Recreation. On the adjacent lane, Pat Searcy drew the spotlight in 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? deliberately ate cheese sticks in front of T.R.O.T.B.. Featuring Eric Lynch with his 542 series, Got Carpio? celebrated a clean sweep over T.R.O.T.B.. As for the opposition, Nik Domann dominated 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 hung out with Joey's B*tches. Though reinforced by 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 called the shots for 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 lounging at 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 compete 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 hang out 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 spend some quality time 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 |