Armed with plenty of expectations, the Baldwinsville girls bowling team will head to Liverpool’s Flamingo Bowl next Sunday to take part in the Section III Class A championships.

The Bees go there in the aftermath of a tense battle with Liverpool for SCAC Metro division regular-season honors that will get decided when they go head-to-head next Thursday at Flamingo, three days before the sectional tournament.

Starting this week’s action, B’ville hosted Fayetteville-Manlius and, while the pinfall was close (2,465 to the Hornets’ 2,313), the Bees still got a 3-0 victory.

Jenna Spiech led with a steady 572 series that opened with a 204 game, while Amelia Ponto put up a 205 game in the middle of her 502 set.

Help came from Juila Spiech, with a 477 series, and Jenna Hierholzer, with a 424 series. On F-M’s side, Shelby Miner had a 555 series with games of 204 and 200.

Then, a match against Cicero-North Syracuse 24 hours later at Strike-N-Spare Lanes, B’ville was pushed by the Northstars, only to win 2-1.

Again, Jenna Spiech led the way, shooting a 198 and 206 at the start of her 579 series, and once more Ponto was close behind with a 546 series that included an opening game of 202.

Julia Spiech improved to a 499 series with a second game of 184, with Madison Hass getting a 426 set. On C-NS’s side, Brianna Mabee had the only total above 500, shooting a 546 series.

As for the B’ville boys team, it won 3-0 over F-M last Tuesday led again by Tanner Rozyczko, who shot games of 224, 244 and 237 on his way to a 705 series.

Help came from Dylan Love, whose 223 was in the middle of a 594 series, and Dylan Williams, who was consistent in a 583 series. Kevin Winschel led F-M with a 654 series.