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Kris Prather extends lead, Jakob Butturff soars to second heading into match play at 2018 U.S. Open

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Monday, October 29, 2018 2:30 pm
Kris Prather extends lead, Jakob Butturff soars to second heading into match play at 2018 U.S. Open
Jakob Butturff jumped from eighth to second in the cashers round of the 2018 U.S. Open on Monday. Photo by United States Bowling Congress.
Kris Prather extended his lead from 101 to 124 pins heading into match play at the 2018 U.S. Open, but Player of the Year contender Jakob Butturff made the biggest news in Monday’s cashers round by soaring from eighth to second. Prather rolled games of 217, 206, 226, 218, 255, 244, 224 and 210 for a 1,805 total that was the third-highest block of the 36 players in the cashers round at Northock Lanes in Wichita, Kansas. Prather sits at 7,160 for 32 games, a 223.75 average and 124 pins...