Current Bowlers shoot perfect 30 to claim honors in OFBC

For only the second time in the last six weeks a team not named Cool Guys was honored as Team of the Week after Current Bowlers pocketed their second award during the 15th session in the Overseas Filipino Bowlers Club (OFBC) 4 + 1 Friday Afternoon League First Season at IN-10-SO lanes in Serafi Megamall here.
Current Bowlers did it in style, blanking Lance & 3rdy 20-0 on total pinfalls of 2,004-1,682 and rank points of 10-2 for a perfect total of 30 points marking the third straight week that the honoree reached the maximum points available.
The week also saw league leader Cool Guys take a rare 16-4 defeat at the hands of Fed & AAA on total pinfalls of 2,199-2,193 and rank points of 6-5. Prior to this Cool Guys twice won back-to-back Team of the Week awards that sandwiched a win by The Youngsters on the 12th session.
Barring major disaster, Cool Guys looked well on their way to nailing the top berth for the three outright qualifiers in the five-team stepladder finals. The remaining seven teams fight it out for the two places in two games sudden death format.
The individual race for Bowler of the Week went to Eidris Mangoda of Cool Guys and Akang Victorino of The Transferee in the men’s and ladies division respectively. Mangoda won his second consecutive award and third overall on 646 (209, 168,164) while Victorino annexed her fourth plum on 584 (143,160,146).
Elsewhere, Transferee notched the second shutout win of the week against Yanbu 4ever on total pinfalls of 2,108-1,822, rank points of 4-1 and total points of 24-1; The Youngsters whipped PCG-Jeddah 18-2 on total pinfalls of 2,287-2,202, rank points of 9-8 and total of 27-10 while RJ Transient crushed Makatifoods Pinbusters 18-2 (2,200-2,082, 7-3 and 25-3).
Team captain Bash Langa led by example at Current, carding the top score of 577 with Voi Ycong on 568. With two games each were Thong Langa 134-164, Tom Langa 188-178 and Robert Gamboa 178-197.
The Youngsters had Vic Gonzales making the leading score of 607 to go with the 525 by Vangie Lim, 149-169 by Jerry Carredo, 159-195 by Toto Lim and 177-156 by Leo Apacible.
Hadi Pacheco and Rudy Valenzuela matched cards of 625 for the second best score of the week as they led their respective teams RJ Transient and Fed & AAA.
Malou Nidoy supported Pacheco with 522 at RJ while her husband and OFBC Chairman Joel Nidoy, Jack Jarin and skipper Rudy Jamon each had two games of 157-153, 150-165 and 160-176.
Helping out Victorino at Transferee were Conrad Baltazar 552, Joey Calapatia 502, Usman De Guzman 115-138 and Tito Cruz 132.
Robert Guzman at 501 was the only other player at Fed to do full games while Khalid Bustinera added 138-185, Fedelyn Bustinera 140-140 and Minda Guevarra 128-163.
Team standings after the 15th week:
1. Cool Guys 345.0 2. Fed & AAA 298.5 3. RJ Transient Houses 282.0 4. Makatifoods Pinbusters 275.5 5. Current Bowlers 247.5 6. PCG-Jeddah 244.5 7. The Youngsters 215.5 8. The Transferee 194.5 9. Lance & 3rdy 118.5 10. Yanbu 4ever 103.5