Despite freshman Bailey Bancroft's team topping 520 score -which included a 200 game- the Chatham Cougars bowling team fell to Butler, 2-5, at Rockaway Lanes on Tuesday evening.
The young Chatham team fought hard as they took the second game, 818-809, but it wasn't enough to top the league leading Butler Bulldogs who won game one, 832-747, and game three, 864-807.
Bancroft, who started his 200 game strong scoring strikes in each of the first four frames, was joined by Tommy Devito as the only two Cougars to break 500 on the night. Devito totaled a score of 516 and broke 170 in two of his three games.
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"This season has been a rebuilding season, Head Coach Craig Swartz said. "We have two seniors bowling varsity this year and next year and a very good freshman in Bailey Bancroft."
Butler's top performer, Brian Ball, racked up scores of over 230 in two of his games and totaled a score of 650.
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The loss gives Chatham a total of 22 points on the season and has them sitting in fifth place in the division.
"We will be very good in the future, it's just one of those years where you lost a lot of your star guys (from the previous year) and that happens, Swartz explained.
Andrew Halterman and Alex Monks also had games of over 170 for the Cougars who are set to face Jefferson High School on Thursday evening at Rockaway Lanes.
