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Benjamin Martinez narrowly misses PBA Tour record for 6-game block in leading after Day 1 of 2024 Just Bare PBA Indiana Classic

JEFF RICHGELS | Posted: Tuesday, February 20, 2024 9:30 pm
Benjamin Martinez narrowly misses PBA Tour record for 6-game block in leading after Day 1 of 2024 Just Bare PBA Indiana Classic
Benjamin Martinez got lots of congratulations after his near-record round Tuesday night in the 2024 Just Bare PBA Indiana Classic. Photo by PBA.
How do you recover from a 132 game in a mega-scoring PBA Tour tournament? Barely miss a scoring record so old it dates to a different century. Benjamin Martinez started the 2024 Just Bare PBA Indiana Classic with games of 254 and 259, before falling off to 188 and 132. He rebounded with 266 and 234, but still was only 42nd after the first round with 1,333, under the cutline and 175 pins behind the 1,508 of leader Packy Hanrahan, according to results posted here. But in the second round,...