Cranford Bowlers Sweep Oratory

The Record: The Cranford Cougars with a   72 – 12 record rolled against a tough Oratory Prepatory School team at  4 p.m. Jan. 31 at Jersey Lanes in Linden.

The Final Score: 7 –0, Cranford.   Cranford overcame a slow start after a week off due to bad weather but managed to win the first game by 86 pins over Oratory who also was cold after the layoff. Cranford eventually heated up and won the second game by 201 pins and the third game by a tighter margin of 72 pins. Cranford remains in second place 2 points behind Union Catholic.

The Hero’s:  Senior Mike Milwicz was consistent bowling a 169, 178, and 191 for a three game high series of 548 for the Cougars.  Junior  Tim Coda  contributed a 456 series and the high game of 204  followed by Brendan Chan with a 454 series, Scott Belmont a 447 series and Brian Sigl  a 410 series.   

The Quote: “We bowled well under our team average in the first game but luckily Oratory did not bowl well either and we were able to win.  We picked it up in the last 2 games to win those two. What’s great about this team is when someone is having a bad day the rest of the team is able to pick him up. The key to the rest of the season is that we bowl consistently near our team average and above so we can win the rest of our matches," Mike Milwicz said, senior team captain.

What’s Next: Cranford will bowl against St Mary’s on Wednesday, 4 p.m. at Jersey Lanes in Linden.