I dreamed a dream deep in my soul:
That we could win against team Ball In....
We practiced hard to reach this goal
Ito ba'y aming kakayanin?
My BowlStar core team played tonight: Chelo, Liz, me and our anchor batter Mitchie. We had good games last week, and played some good practice games this week, so I felt we were prepared (hence the song...).
Playing for team Ball In were Eric (not remotely related to the Calamba Alvarez clan on my Nanay's side), Nonoy, Francis and Joel D, photo below from Week 1 c/o our very own Chelo and originally posted on the Philly Pinoy Facebook page.
Ball In (L-R): JOEL Deo, ERIC Alvarez, NONOY Rocero and FRANCIS Carangan
Since last week was the Marlon Paed show, I was asking Francis, my katapat, if this week was going to be the Francis Carangan Show...hmmm. The BowlStars were surprised our handicap was a kuripot 71 pins only, tila madaya at dapat doble yon, ah? After throwing some good practice shots (ooh, the lanes were DRY!), we wished each other a blog-worthy match, and the games were on!
So mukha pang may pagasa kami sa simula, coz we started out well. Mitchie was especially hot, and the guys kept saying "Buti pa kayo, may anchor, tingnan niyo naman ang anchor namin", which of course would result in Joel throwing a bad ball or getting a split, kawawa naman, inapi ng kakampi! But then the NONOY ROCERO SHOW started, with Nonoy getting a whopping SIX strikes in a row! Nabale wala ang 71 pin advantage, we were absolutely blown away by tropical typhoon Nonoy (signal number 3). But we kept fighting, go my BowlStars! I was struggling with my Spinderella and just kept trying to keep up with my katapat Francis. By the last frame of the first game, it was surprisingly CLOSE, quite unBOWLievable, really. Magkakatotoo ba ang panaginip ko, the dream I dreamed? My BowlStars were stellar and stepped up to the plate, with Chelo and Liz playing above their averages = great job, gals! I struggled and ended up losing by one point to my katapat Francis (scores 126 vs 127, ugh). Mitchie proved her mettle as our anchor woman, with strikes that made it possible to TIE, down to the last pin! So proud, what a performance, but alas, we lost by one heartbreaking pin, ONE PIN! That got us excited: even with a 219 game from Nonoy who had 6 straight strikes, we got close to getting a win. Kaya natin 'to! Pero Diyos na mahabagin, first game pa lang, grabe sa excitement, hihikain ako, galing-galing!
Second game was super neck-neck, ang lapit ng laban throughout. Whenever we would get ahead, they would get their share of marks. Francis was determined not to lose to me, ayaw magpatalo, kaya naman hindi ko na siya mahabol sa second game. Concede, concede to the FRANCIS CARANGAN SHOW, galing-galing! Everybody from both teams played at and above our averages, but in the end, the guys took the game by 22 pins. Since their win once again came down to the 10th frame, we reminded each other that we could still get a win: malapit pa rin ang laban, laging may pag-asa, laban laban LABAN!
In Game 3, I vowed not to lose to Francis, which I accomplished, whoo hoo! Tie daw kami, coz I won one game and total pins in our tapatan, although sabi niya panalo siya dahil sa handicap, ngeh! It was looking like a repeat performance of the ERIC ALVAREZ SHOW, as he had gotten an incrediBOWL 256 scratch game last week = he ended up with a 190, awesome play! Anak ng tokwa, kahit pala wala silang anchor, they could all step up to the plate and anchor the team, super galing kasi nilang lahat!
Photo-finish once again ang ending ng third game, down to the final frame, anchor vs. anchor, Mitchie vs. Joel. Mitchie delivered, and Joel had a split he could not convert into a mark, so we won by 8 pins! NAKAISA kami!
Against all odds, still can't believe it. My dear Mitchie Pie was hot all night, had scores in the 170s-180s and a 179 average tonight = she truly delivered, yabadabadoo! Chelo had awesome 153 and 144 scores and an average tonight of 138 = you go, girl! Liz struggled tonight but played above average in the first and second games = you are still my secret weapon, dahling, keep on believin'!
So here is the rest of the song, tune starts where "the tigers come at night":
BowlStars played real well tonight
Nahirapan ang team Ball In
We did not give up the fight
And we proudly got one WIN......
I dreamed a dream and it came true
Our fight was close against team Ball In
My BowlStars, I'm so proud of you
Galing-galing ng team natin!
Actually my dream was we swept Ball In = asa pa ako! But why not, right? It WAS close! It was NOT impossible! Sayang, but still proud of the fact that it was close. Same with my 200 game, I got close with my 188 score in the last game so it is not impossible! Had a 157 average for the night and a 473 series. If not for my 126 in the first game, it could have been better. I will keep dreaming and working hard. Laman pa rin ng bolingan...
Notable notes (and some UNOFFICIAL results):
- Chelo won $36 from the 50/50 raffle tonight = go Alice M, our raffle queen! Sa dami ng bumibili nananalo tayo ng limpak-limpak na salapi!
- The Bowlerines were playing the BowlDawgs in the lanes to the right of us. The BowlDawgs were sweeping them, but they had a chance to win the third game. It came down to Rachel's last throw, where she needed a strike to win the game. She got a nine and so the last game was tied (each team gets 1/2 point).
- Jops Datu of the Lords and of the Lanes (LOL for short) had a fabulous series, with average in the 210+ range = awesome! They split 2-2 with the Bowlcoholics. My GoPapa Joel is holding steady and playing well, so proud!
We will be playing against the Bowlerines next week = should be FUN, GNO! Sorry but Bernard is not allowed to sub next week, unless he wears a tutu! Kaya nga Girl's Night Out eh...
Till then, keep shining, keep smiling, knowing you can always count on me being at the lanes practicing. I'm a BowlStar, baby! Bowl, baby, bowl!
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