East Williamston were home for tonight’s Friendly League game against Hundleton.
Playing on two mats, up first was Mark in the Singles and Mandy and Fran in the Pairs. Mark got off to a strong start, winning the first three ends and a 5 shot lead. Hundleton took 1 back on the fourth with Mark then winning 1 on the fifth and holding his 5 shot lead. The visitors were not done yet, winning 1 on the sixth. As they entered the final end Mark was holding a four shot lead and the visitors had it all to play for, but Mark successfully surrounded the jack, winning 3 shots and taking the win. Mandy and Fran played Pairs and lost 2 on the first end, however they came back very strongly on the second, winning 4. Hundleton crept in to take 1 on the third, but after that the home side powered on, taking advantage of the visitors struggle with the mat, winning the remaining four ends with a further 9 shots and taking a comfortable win with a 10 shot lead. Kym, Cliff and Sharon played Triples and won 1 on the first end. The visitors seem to have gauged the mat pretty quickly, winning 1 on the second and 2 on the third. With Hundleton holding the fourth end Sharon did two perfectly weighted bowls to the back line to win the end by 2. As they entered the fifth end the scores were level. East Williamston were struggling to get to the jack but somehow manage to take 1 on the fifth and 1 on the sixth. Entering the last end the home side had a slim 2 shot lead and the visitors were looking the stronger side. Hundleton surrounded the jack until Sharon drew in, however with their last shot Hundleton knocked the pack of bowls, popped the jack out which landed next to their bowl with an East Williamston bowl holding second. With only 1 shot Hundleton couldnt close the gap and after a very close game East Williamston were pleased to have secured the win. Mandy, Gwyneth, Theresa and Phill played Rinks and seemed to dominate from the off. Despite Hundleton playing some nice shots East Williamston out manoeuvred them on each end, taking the first three ends and a 6 shot advantage. A great team performance on the fourth end delivered a 5 shot win to the home side and with an 11 shot lead the game was slipping away from Hundleton. The ends were all close but, again, the home side managed to take the win with a further 1 on the fifth and 1 on the sixth. On the final end Hundleton were holding 1 and were hopeful of finally getting on the scoreboard. However a lovely shot form Phil took the Hundleton ball away to win the end. After a fantastic achievement the home side had won all seven ends and the game. Overall Result Win to East Williamston 10 - 0 on Points and 41 - 9 on shots Singles Win 9 - 2 Pairs Win 13 - 3 Triples Win 5 - 4 Rinks Win 14 - 0 Some very close and enjoyable games, but a tremendous team effort delivered an excellent result. Well done everybody
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