okmalta.com back on top after 8-0 victory

Two-time champions okmalta.com are back on top after Week Five of the MSV Life National League, having clinched the only full-point win of the day against strugglers Supreme.

They replace Turu’s Knights who are second after losing 6-2 to St James Hospital, while Fina beat The Clan by a similar margin to improve to third place. Ramis slipped to fourth after finishing on the wrong end of a 6-2 scoreline against Rogantino’s, while the match between MIA and J. Grima & Co ended in a four-all draw.

Okmalta.com are back in familiar territory, top of the league.

There weren’t a lot of high scores on the SuperBowl lanes last week, but okmalta.com marked the best card with their 2,327 total, as the three-set progressed 685-788, 623-739 and 684-800.

Supreme’s inability to present any serious opposition meant the eight points on offer were easy pickings for the winners and defending champions.

St James chalked up their first victory of the season against Turu’s Knights.

It was the Knights who claimed the early advantage, taking the opener 746-699 to go two-up.

Turu’s then handed the second game to St James on a plate, losing it 651-623 in a reversal of fortunes to make it 2-2.

Buoyed by their game two win, St James then produced their game of the night, winning the decider 792-742, to clinch the match points with a 31-pin advantage on the series (2,142-2,111).

Fina were first on the scoreboard after a scrappy 708-680 opening win, but The Clan came right back with a 731-687 game two win to go level on 2-2.

Fina seemed to finally find the pace of old as game three rolled off, and they made the most of it, winning 796-664, taking the series by a 116-pin margin (2,191-2,075).

Bowlers of the Week: Mauro Anastasi (okmalta.com, 644); Sue Abela (Fina, 545).

Standings: Okmalta.com 34, Turu’s Knights 30, Fina 28, Ramis 26, J. Grima & Co 24, Rogantino’s 20, The Clan 15, St James Hospital 12, Supreme 6, MIA 5.