East Williamston were away for tonights South Pembs Friendly League match against Reynalton.
Playing on one mat, up first was Mark in the Singles. Getting off to a good start Mark took 1 on the first, 1 on the second and a very comfortable 4 on the third. Reynalton pulled 1 back on the fourth, but Mark took the next end with 2 and a 7 shot advantage. However Reynalton were getting back into the game and bowling much better, taking 3 on the sixth. The home side took another 1 on the last end but the gap was too wide and East Williamston claimed the win. Playing next, in the Pairs, were Mandy and Fran. This time it was the home side who took the lead taking 1 on the first, the second and the third ends, as the visitors struggled to gauge the mat. Reynalton were holding a pack around the jack in the fourth end, however a weighted shot by Fran split the pack and sent the Jack back to Mandys waiting bowls and East Williamston took 3. Having now sussed the mat East Williamston were playing more consistently and took 1 on the fifth and 1 on the sixth. With a slim 2 shot lead it was all down to the last end. Reynalton managed to trickle a ball inside Mandys to take 1, but it wasn’t enough to take the game. Paula, Cliff and Sharon played Triples and took a 3 shot loss in the first end. The home side were very good at surrounding the jack and East Williamston just could not gauge the mat. Reynalton kept up the pressure taking end after end and East Williamston struggled to reply. On the final end Paula did a great shot to the jack with her first bowl, then again with the second. Could the visitors get onto the score board? Unfortunately, Reynalton managed to disrupt things again and took the end and the win. . Steve, Brenda, Theresa and Phill played Rinks and had been warned of the mat’s peculiarities and challenged, by the team, to close the shots deficit for the night. Reynalton took the first end with 2 but East Williamston had learned the lessons of the night and quickly came back, taking 3 on the second and 2 on the third. Brenda did a perfect shot to the jack, on the fourth, and despite their best efforts, Reynalton failed to disrupt it. Another 1 to East Williamston on the fifth and the lead stood at 5 shots. On the sixth end it was Steves turn to do a lovely shot to the jack and, again, Reynalton could not alter things. Going into the final end East Williamston needed to get 5 in order to have the highest shots for the night (and 2 valuable bonus points). Again, Steve did a great shot to the jack and for a while a small wall of bowls was forming with neither team getting any nearer to the jack. Reynalton nudged an away bowl in and a wick gave East Williamston 3 for the win, but sadly 2 shots short for the bonus points. Overall Result : Win to East Williamston 6 - 4 on Points, 24 - 25 on shots Singles Win 8 - 5 Pairs Win 5 - 4 Triples Loss 0 - 14 Rinks Win 11 - 2
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