The Wildcats and Dragons both call Collier Lanes their home. The friendly rivalry is normally a fun night and a very close match. The match on Friday night was no different. The Wildcat Girls and the ladies from Lake Orion battled until the final frame. When the pins were counted the score was tied at 15. The newly installed tie breaker is Baker game totals. The Dragons won both Baker games therefore they were declared winner of the match.
The Wildcats won 5 of 10 matches and both team games but struggled out of the gate in baker games. Senior Haley Verbeke won 2 points for the Cats with 171 and 151 games. Freshmen Phebe Coffman 145, Freshmen Elleanna Ford 147 and Sophomore Kaitlyn Mcfadden 128 also won points for the Wildcats.
“On paper this was going to be a very close match and it turned out to be just that. We made far too many mistakes and really had to battle because of them. It was very encouraging to see how well the girls responded after going down 10 to 0. The girls will continue to work on their spare shooting and we’ll be ready for the rematch in February.”
The Varsity boys split baker games winning 192 to 183 and losing 221 to 161. Finding themselves down 6 to 4 the boys turned up the heat. The Wildcat boys swept the Dragons in all 5 matches in game 1 and shot a strong 1017 team game. Now with a 13 to 6 lead the Cats continued to bowl well. They won 3 of 5 matches in the 2nd game to close out the Dragons. The Wildcats were led by Freshmen Eli Wright with games of 224 and 209. Eli had 2 come from behind victories. Also bowling well and winning 2 points was Jr Jacob Kemenah 179,226 and Matthew vonKnorring 179,226. Jacob Chouinard 234 and Garrett Kutchey 182 also won big points for the Cats. The final score Wildcats 22 Dragons 8.
“This was a very steady performance by the entire team. Their attention to the details and their focus was nice to see. The Lake Orion team is much improved and we knew they would be tough to beat and we were ready for the test.”
Thanks to Warrior the mascot for firing up the teams before the match.