18th October 24 v Buccaneers (H) Lost 364-368

The Tatti's succomb to their second home defeat of the season as Buccaneers beat them by 4 pins, 364-368.

Eric's fantastic 16 spare masked a very poor opening leg which could easily have been a sub 80 but instead, it served to keep the Bogoes in contention. Buccaneers were super quick out of the blocks with three quick spares in their top half to surge their leg above 100. They then backed this up with a very good 96 to put the Tatti's under huge pressure, trailing by 108 pins.

Despite a stuttering start to the second leg, the fightback began when Eric steadied the ship with a solid 8 after following two lacklustre efforts from TK & Benny. It sparked everyone else into life with four more 8's and two 9's to complete the second leg but, also left Rusty frustrated having wasted his spare ball. 

Still trailing by 18 pins, a superb third leg of 106, boosted by Stuee's 13 & Jonah's 17, meant the Tatti's were now well back in the game, leaving Bucc's 88 to level. 

When they returned to play their final leg they were pleased to see they needed 84 to win. However, they repeated their disappointing performance in the opening leg, but this time they failed to rescue it with a spare so ended up with a sub 80 total and falling 5 pins short of their target to win. 

Later, news came through that their main title rivals, Evans SC & Harry's Lads both lost. FJ Lions won and sit at the top on their own, just two points ahead but there's a long way to go yet!

Eight players scoring 30 or more is good but it’s when you need them that counts but for the 2nd time this season we weren’t up to it when it mattered. Hard to find words to sum tonight’s performance but we ain’t winning feck all playing like that. Well played Jonah 36 and Eric once again top scoring with an excellent 38. Well played Buccaneers, 368 you deserved the two points. 

Need to improve boys starting next week in a difficult away against Military D.