Spring 2008 Sunday 6:30pm, Sunset Bowl

Match #2 vs. Gutterballs

The rivalry continues!!!

March 09, 2008... match avg. / season avg.

Harlow: 119, 118... (118.5) (118.5)

Johnson: 169, 174... (171.5) (152.25)

Rush: 98, 103... (100.5) (102.5)

Muoio: 121, 119... (120) (133.25)

Chen: 177, 151... (164) (164)

"Bubbles" Reeder : XXX, 75... (75) (75)

Scorers Pin Count: Sunset Forever 565, 547= 1112

Team Total: Game 1 Won, Game 2 Won, Total Pin Count Won

SCORERS: (141.25), (136.75)... (139)

What do you get when you combine an injury-free Rachel, a focused (and present) Johnson, and a cavalcade of lagers, liquors, and laughs with a rivalry that just won't quit? Sweet, sweet revenge... and one helluva hang-over. That was the story in Week 02 as Sunset Forever rode Rachel and Joey to their second consecutive sweep of the season, this time upending winter grand champions, the Gutterballs. It was delicious pay backs for the team with the most menacing livers in the league.

Things weren't all puppy dogs and ice cream, however, because as our top players soared, unloading a 171.5 and 164 average, respectively, our second tier slipped into bowling abyss. It was voodoo magic as the Gutterballs' latest recruit, Kim "Sin," lived up to her name putting a hex on Randy, who in turn jinxed Joe Mama and Noah, whose low rolling paralyzed Muoio's pitiful game, whose lousy play left Eric grasping at splits and missed spairs and wondering how things could get any worse. And they did. Enter: The Jagerbombs (kudos to Kim for settin' 'em up and Randy for the earlier Kamikazis). Good gracious, by the time our match came to its conclusion, almost AN HOUR AFTER the next to last game finished up, it was hard to tell what the hell happened, yet the result was clear as day: total domination. What a night, indeed!

As for the future, things are looking promising though slightly tinted by a very stacked division. Numerous opposing bowlers have already shattered the 200 mark and with scores like that I'm not sure Sunset Forever can be considered the favorite against anyone. However, with their heart, drinking prowess, and pure intimidation tactics ("Drink you sissies!"), I'm also not sure ANYONE will feel confident facing them either. With different members rising to the occassion when another falters, perhaps Sunset Forever IS the team of destiny after all. Only time will tell. In the meantime, we'll do what we can, buy that slinky vixen, Fate, a shot, and hope for the best.

Viva el bowling!