The Marshalltown boys’ bowling team put together a comeback in Baker games to overcome Ottumwa for the 3,041-3,015 win in Tuesday’s Iowa Alliance Conference dual at Wayward Social.

The Bobcats (2-1) trailed the visiting Bulldogs (2-2) by 29 pins after individual play, but five Baker games brought Marshalltown back to the victory. Marshalltown, which ranks second in the state with a 217.1 Baker game average, rolled five games averaging 215.2 pins to outscore Ottumwa by 55, 1,076-1,021.

The end result was a 26-pin triumph for Marshalltown over an Ottumwa team that finished with its high score of the season.

Aiden Cowan led the Bobcats individually with games of 246 and 214 for a 460 series. Cayden Slifer scored his best game of the season to finish next for MHS with a 172-223–395. Carter McCready (192-194–386), Gage Grieves (183-193–376) and Porter Niedermann (186-162–348) rounded out Marshalltown’s individual scoring.

Jesus Arangure rolled 225-246–471 to lead Ottumwa with his season-high series, and Noah Robertson also posted his top score of the winter with a 206-227–433.

On the girls’ side, Ottumwa tossed its season-low score and Marshalltown countered with its season-high, but the Bulldogs still cruised to the victory, 2,470-2,008.

The Bobcats got season-high series from three of its five bowlers. Camillya Thomas led MHS with a 181-156–337 series, followed by season-bests from Aubrey Webber (142-156–298), Ariana Villagomez (137-149–286) and Ray Massa (110-84–194). Bailey Damman finished with 138-114–252.

Marshalltown returns to action on Tuesday with a road trip to Perfect Games Bowling in Ames for an Iowa Alliance Conference North Division dual.