Pairs & Spares savored back-to-back Team of the Week victories when it took advantage playing against the bye team during the fifth session in the OFBC Friday Morning League Season 2 at the Ice Land Bowling Center here.

Bowling pressure-free, Pairs & Spares trotted out the top total win points of 27. Its total pinfalls of 2,601 was good for only 7 rank points though the automatic 20 win points clinched it for Pairs in the race for honors against RTJ Transient House.

RTJ, the only other team to win consecutive awards thus far in the tournament, finished on 26 points after an 18-2 victory over TFSJ Pin Crusher in a match that gave Rudy Jamon’s squad not only the top rank points of 8 off total pinfalls of 2,661but the lead as well.

D’ Luf’s Strikers hammered out a 16-4 win over Mixed Shots on total pinfalls of 2,552-2,37, rank points of 6-5 and total win points of 22-9.

The match between American Garden and Cyclone ended in a 10-10 draw on total pinfalls of 2,521-2,475, rank points of 4-3 and total win points of 14-13.

The day’s honors were spread out with Med Ramos of Cyclone claiming the men’s Bowler of the Week award on 584 and D’ Luf’s’ Farida De Guzman the ladies accolade on 575.

The underrated Pairs again came good to outperform the rest of the pack with the duo of Conrad Baltazar and Alona Antinero leading the way on 555 and 540. Akang Victorino’s effort of 518 proved valuable, while Ed Sardiña had 498 to go with the 115-109 by Mia Cedotes and 134 by team captain Jhun Estefano.

In grabbing back the lead RTJ drew big games from the trio of league commissioner Joel Nidoy 579, Jamon 545 and Kristhea Mae Busico 531. Richard Junio contributed 485, Ed Cordova 167-171 and Malou Nidoy 145.

Nards Hassan rolled three-game series of 567 to back up Farida at Luf’s with Cesar Pagtalunan on 491 as the other player to go the distance. Co-captain Danny Francisco tallied 107-148, Alexander Duma had 125-154 and Cromwell Marzo made 147.

Over at American Garden Shirley Sagmit was at the helm on 550 followed by Archie Alcantara 516, Christine Stone 513 and Robert Stone 450.

Besides Ramos the others that scored at Cyclone were Tom Langa 462, skipper Fatima Jintarat 435, Jack Jarin 135-148, Robert Gamboa 184-139 and Usman de Guzman 141-108.

Team standings after the 5th week:

1. RTJ Transient House 107.0 points 2. Cyclone 93.0 3. American Garden 92.5 4. TSFJ Pin Crusher 88.0 5. Pairs and Spares 70.5 6. Mixed Shots 67.0 7. D’ Luf’s Strikers 57.0 8. Bye 5.0