Although the final scores were very different both Walker Valley bowling losses to Boyd Buchanan Monday were close matches.
Just 27 pins (1,716-1,689) separated the girls' teams in a 17-10 tally, while even though the Mustangs got hobbled 23-4, just 150 pins turned out to be the difference.
Walker Valley took on unbeaten Cleveland in a boys battle Tuesday, at Leisure Time Lanes, while the Lady Mustangs battled Bradley Central, but no results were available at press time.
Thursday finds the local teams back at Leisure Time for Senior Day, with both Bradley and Walker Valley tangling, while Cleveland will host East Ridge.
The teams split the opening round heads-up matches, but Boyd Buchanan took the bonus points by just 22 pins.
While the difference was just 18 pins in Round 2, the Lady Bucs claimed four games.
Rachel Hardin led the Herd with 170 and 132 victories, while Ryleigh Harden also notched a pair of wins with 106 and 99 tallies.
Naomi Conkle rolled scores of 139 and 136, but dropped her matches against top Lady Buc Abagail Lambert, who fired a match-high 174 and a 143 for a four-pin win in the second round.
WV's Kennedy Goforth split her matches with a 127 and a 125.
The teams split the Baker games with Boyd Buchanan taking the first 132-121, with the Lady Mustangs the finale 124-100.
In the boys match, Walker Valley got heads-up wins from Caleb Austin with a 215 and a 173.
Mustangs Alan Matthews and Cameron Miller split their two battles. Matthews winning with a 209, while Miller rolled a 202 in his win.
The hosts also got strong efforts from Abram Austin with a 193, Braxton Virgil posted a 168 and 163, while Miller had a 163 in his loss.
