The Valpo bowling team concluded the Columbia 300 Music City Classic from Smyrna, Tenn. on Sunday, bringing its 2019-20 regular season to a close.

How It Happened

• Valpo opened bracket play, contested in the best-of-seven baker format, against Drury. The two squads split the first four games of the match, but Drury claimed games five and six to earn the 4-2 win.
• The loss dropped Valpo into a matchup against Lewis. For the second straight match, it was a 2-2 tie through four games. Lewis rolled a 213 to claim game five, but Valpo earned a 188-175 win in game six to force a decisive seventh game. The finale saw Lewis roll a 204 to win 4-3, however.
• Valpo concluded bracket play against Kentucky Wesleyan and dominated en route to a 4-0 victory, edging KWU by two pins in the first game and then winning the final three games all by at least 20 pins apiece to finish the tournament in 23^rd

Next Up

Valpo (41-58) will head to the Southland Bowling League Championship beginning on Friday, March 20. The winner of the eight-team tournament will earn the league’s automatic berth into the 2020 NCAA Tournament.