Humane Society tournament

The Glue and I joined forces with Bob and Trish from Boro City/Riverside Rollers to play in the tournament as Big Dogs and Bitches.  The name was the brainchild of The Glue who can always be counted on to come up with a good one.
In the first game we played Mid-Illinois Bank which was a new team with only limited experience.  One of the player is the daughter of Tammy from our arch rival Squachy Bocce and has filled in occasionally with them.  Two other of the players were daughters of a couple golfing buddies.  For a basically new team they threw exceptionally well and we barely won 9-8.
In the second game we play another new team, Here For the Beer which is not the same team that plays on Wednesday's.  We got out fast and cruised to a 9-2 win.
The third game was the game of the day for us as we faced Holy Ballz and ex-supersub Fred.  We jumped out to a 7-3 lead but then we made a crucial error.  They had a ball fairly close but we had one that would have made it hard for them to get more than another point we hit our close ball and opened it for a four point frame and a 7-7 tie.  We had a ball close and one in hand when Pete hit the close one  but we still got a point.  They got the next point and we were in a next point wins situation.  Trish made them use all four of their balls to get inside her and I had two throws for the win.  Both felt good but neither could get inside them and they won 9-8.
In the fourth game we played then Bankers again on the new court which was very slow and rough.  We adjusted pretty quick and survived a late rally to win 9-4.
In the fifth game we played the Wops which is always a good time.  We adjusted well going back to one of the old courts and rolled to a 9-1 win which really quieted the Wops captain in a hurry.
In the sixth game it was Holy Ballz again.  We ran out of steam and rolled our worse game of the day losing 9-0 to finish third.  Holy Ballz moved into the championship and beat Big Muddy Monsters twice to win the tournament but the highlight of the tournament was a visit by the grandtwins.
Golf scramble on Friday, bocce tournament on Saturday and another round of golf today makes for a great weekend. 
Happy Mothers Day to my wife The Glue, my daughter-in-law Angie and especially to my daughter and new mother Bailey.