Versailles Boys Bowlers Knock Off Undefeated Wapa

The stage was set for two of the best teams in the WOHSBC, 11-1 Versailles against 12-0 Wapakoneta. The match took place in Van Wert on Saturday, February 1st. The first game both teams came out firing with the edge going to Versailles, 1063 to 1048. The second game looked as if Wapakoneta was going to dominate the Tigers. “Going into the 8th frame of that second game, we were behind the 8 ball. However, the boys caught fire and rolled a lot of strikes to make a great comeback,” said Coach Davidson. The 2nd game ended up Versailles 981 to 977.

With the 5 Baker games to go, anything could happen with only a 19 pin lead. The first two Baker Games the match remained tight with Wapak winning both game 188-193 and 188-194. The third game was all Versailles as they put a string of strikes together to fire off a 259 game to Wapak’s 177. Needless to say, the Tiger Fans were going nuts watching this display of strikes by Alex Groff, Zach Marshal, Ben Ahrens, Dustin Ruhe and Michael Davidson. “This was a huge game and a big momentum swing for us, however, this match was far from over as Wapak is perfectly capable of doing the same,” said Davidson.

The fourth baker game went to Versailles as they stayed hot by rolling a 204-177 to increase their lead to 117 pins. Wapak ended up winning the last game 168-177 but that was not enough and the Tigers ended up winning 3051 to 2943. The Tigers were led by Ben Ahrens 267, Michael Davidson 223-242, Alex Groff 226, Zach Marshal 220 and Kyle Cotner 214. Versailles, Wapak and St. Henry are now all tied for 1st place at 12-1. This week the Tigers will finish the regular season with two more tough matches again Coldwater and Ottawa Glandorf. The Coldwater match is at home this Thursday, February 6th at McBo’s Lanes at 4:30 pm.

Here are the top 10 Conference average leaders after 13 weeks: Michael Davidson 232, Cole Whitacre 210, Cory Whitacre 205, Ben Ahrens 202, Chandler Kaeck 201, Garrett Stout 201, Blake Spangler 200, Zach Huff 200, Austin Krites 198 and Michael Bohman 198.