E.J. Tackett came into Friday’s match play at the 2026 PBA Players Championship with a 61-pin lead and lost his first two matches, though he did roll games of 216 and 236. And thought that he might falter and lose the top seed or even miss the stepladder finals was quickly dispelled when he ran off four straight wins. Here is Tackett in action on Friday. By the time Friday was over, Tackett had gone 11-5 and finished with a 10,882 total that was 299 pins ahead of Graham Fach at 10,583....