This week we had four games scheduled to be played at Hatfield. Unfortunately Harpenden Eagles had a problem so they conceded their game to Greenwood Hawks 15 – 0. The other three games all went ahead as follows.
Mat two saw the mid table clash between St Margaret’s Mars Jim, Brian and Paul and Fairfield Falcons Gordon, Neil and Bev. Mars shone brightly and held a single on the first end. Falcons then snatched it back with a double on end two. Mars shone again and levelled it at two all with a single on end three. Falcons then took a run of three singles to stretch out a 5 – 2 lead. Mars rose again, taking a double followed by a single it was all square again at five all after eight ends. End nine saw Falcons hold a single which Mars matched on end ten. They then took a double to regain the lead. They followed this with another single and were 9 – 6 ahead with three ends to play. Their lead was short lived. Falcons pressed hard and took a four to regain the lead. They then finished the game by taking the last two ends for singles and the win at 12 – 9.
Mat three and Potters Bar Kestrels Pam, Steve and Dave were challenging Northiam East’s Mike, Jan and Jeff. Kestrels started well taking a double on the first end. East got started with a single and took the lead with a double. Following on with another single, a triple and a double they had a 9 – 2 lead after six ends. Kestrels pulled back taking a single on end seven and following that with a second single on end eight. East pushed back, they started with a double, followed that with a four and anther single to increase their lead to 16 – 4. Kestrels pulled back with two more singles but with East holding a double and a final single they had another win under their belts at 19 – 6.
Mat four and our fourth placed Letchworth Lions Andrew, Margaret and Alan H were playing Shillington Red’s Derek, Carol and Neil. Lions started meekly with a single then they roared and took two fours for a 9 – 0 lead. Reds got going by taking a triple on end four. Lions came straight back for a double. Reds then started a short run, taking four successive ends for singles they had reduced Lions lead to 11 – 7 after nine ends. Lions roared again and held a triple but Reds instantly matched this the following end. Lions pushed again, holding a double followed by a triple they had extended their lead to nine shots with two ends to play. The penultimate end and Reds held on for a single. Lions pushed again and took the last end for a double and the win at 21 – 11.
Well another four results have been added to our table. With only two weeks play left, the final result is by no means certain. Greenwood Peckers are still top but only have one game to play. Greenwood Hawks are hot on their heels only two points behind but two games to play. The two teams shot difference is very close, only two shots in it after all these weeks. The battle for third and fourth between Northiam East and Letchworth Lions will be fiercely fought as there is still only one point between them. Shillington Black look settled in fifth place but the three teams behind them are all battling it out for sixth place. Come back next week when we have another four games being played. As our leaders Greenwood Peckers don’t play their last game until the following week the final result could still be in doubt.