Pounders leads high-scoring MAST Year End Championship heading into match play

Chris Pounders tied a USBC record en route to taking a big lead after Saturday's qualifying in the Madison Area Scratch Tour Year End Championship at Prairie Lanes. Pounders opened the second 4-game block with a spare and then 22 straight strikes before leaving a 3-10 split for a 290-298 start. The record he tied is most strikes in a row without a perfect game — and it can't be broken. He added a 228 for an 816 series to start that block. Pounders ended qualifying with 2,028 for eight ga...