The #19 Valpo bowling team closed out the regular season on Sunday with the final day of action at the Music City Classic in Smyrna, Tenn., finishing the tournament in 12^th place.

How It Happened

• Valpo opened the day’s action — bracket play in the best-of-seven baker format — versus #9 Maryville. Maryville took the first three games before Valpo extended the match with a 212 in game four. Valpo again topped 200 in game five, posting a 203, but it wouldn’t be enough as the Saints used a 236 to close out their 4-1 win.
• The loss moved Valpo into a matchup with #RV Jackson State in its next contest. JSU won game one, but Valpo evened the match with a 244 — its best single game of the day — and then rolled to wins in each of the next three games for a 4-1 victory.
• Valpo was pitted against #11 Lincoln Memorial in the 11^th-place matchup. After the two squads split the first two games, the Brown and Gold rolled a 199 in game three to take a 2-1 lead. But LMU took each of the next three games — winning each of the final two by slim two-pin margins — to finish the match, 4-2.

Next Up

Valpo (31-40) will have next weekend off from competition before heading to the 2021 Southland Bowling League Championship, which begins in New Orleans on Friday, March 19.