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Michael Davidson |
When Versailles matches up against Coldwater in High School Bowling, the fans can expect a close and an exciting match to watch. This year was no different. “Rick Hartings (Coldwater’s coach) and I have been friends for a long time and coaching against Rick makes this match even a little more intense.” The first game started off very close and ended up with Versailles rolling 984 to Coldwater’s 957. The second game the Cavaliers went on a terror and won the second game 1,094 t0 1,019.
With 5 Baker Games to go, the Tigers found themselves down a total of 48 pins. The first Baker Game went to Versailles 182-181. Coldwater continued to keep the heat on the Tigers by winning the second Baker game 220-212. “After the 2nd game and our brief huddle, the looks on the boys’ faces told me they were not ready to throw in the towel. “ The momentum shifted to the Tigers after a huge 233-157 Game 3 baker game. The Tigers kept it rolling in the 4th Baker Game winning 200-182. With 1 game to go, Versailles built a 39 pin lead. “This is what Coldwater thrives on and this is why they won the State Championship last year and are undefeated this year. I expect them to roll a good game this last game. Stay as relaxed as you can and fill frames. Let’s put this thing away!” The game was extremely close all game with a couple of open frames from the Cavaliers and the Tigers. Going into the tenth frame, if the Coldwater anchor Mitch Kanney rolls 3 strikes, it would force the Tigers anchor, Michael Davidson to at least get a spare to win the match. Kanney went spare strike and Davidson rolled 3 strikes in the tenth to seal the victory for Versailles.
Versailles was led by Michael Davidson with a 245-244, Ben Ahrens 212-200, Nathan Peters 208 and Dustin Ruhe 197. Versailles will face New Bremen this Saturday in Lima. Complete league standings and statistics can be seen at www.WOHSBC.com.