In a dual match that came down to a winner-take-all third baker game, Jesuit Dallas remained unbeaten on the year with an 11-4 win over Flower Mound Marcus on Monday at USA Bowl. The Rangers remain in first place in the DFW Central Division with the victory over the second-place Marauders heading into the Thanksgiving break while extending their winning streak to 16 matches dating back to 2018.
 
Senior Jack Holloran led the charge with a personal-best 206 in the first game, closing out the two-game set with a 365 total score. Jesuit captured three out of five match points and edged Marcus, 1,684-1,632, in the aggregate pin total. Holloran nearly scored a clean game in the opener, a run which included a turkey in the second-through-fourth frames and spares from the fifth frame until the final ball in the 10^th. The senior's stellar opening game is his first 200-score of the season and far ahead of his previous high of 172, recorded on Nov. 11 against L.D. Bell.
 
Jesuit's other two match play victories came courtesy of sophomore Hayden Montpas and senior Jack Corrales. Montpas scored a 174 and 180 in his first and second game, respectively, en route to recording a 46-pin victory. Montpas finished with 16 marks over the two games, including a run from the sixth to 10^th frame which included three strikes and a spare. Corrales tacked on 16 marks in his two matches and was able to battle back from a 10-pin deficit in the first game with a 203 second game.
 
Senior Matthew Vincent scored a 161 in his game of a split series with classmate Joey Berven, but the duo fell, 343-302 to a hot-handed Coen Evans who hit enough marks down the stretch to quell the Ranger rally. A 305 from senior Silas Hartman was not enough to best Tyler Bowling, who scored another point for Flower Mound with a 371-305 win.
 
The Rangers won the first baker game, 158-125, and needed one more point to clinch the victory. However, Marcus came storming back in game two of the bakers, defeating Jesuit 204-164 to not only take the points, but also swing the aggregate to a seven-pin, 329-322 lead. Due to the outcome of the second baker, the final baker came became a winner-take-all showdown between the two team.
 
Jesuit trailed heading into the fifth frame, but a spare on the fourth frame by Montpas set the stage for Jesuit's game-breaking run. The Rangers capitalized on a Flower Mound miss as Corrales hit a single-pin pickup followed by strikes from Holloran, Berven and Vincent that essentially put the game away.
 
The Rangers will break for the Thanksgiving holiday before returning to action on Monday, Dec. 2 against Nimitz. The Monday afternoon showdown will serve as the middle of a three-game home stand for Jesuit which will conclude on Dec. 9 against Lewisville.