East Williamston were home for tonights Friendly League match v Skrinkle, which had been postponed from 3rd November.
Playing on just one mat, Mark was first up in the Singles. A shaky start saw Skrinkle take the first end. However Mark came back strongly with 4 on the second and 3 on the third. The opposition was rattled as Mark won end after end, often by 3 shots. There was no reply from Skrinkle as they failed to win another end and Mark took a substantial win. Sharon and Fran played Pairs and got off to a strong start with 3 shots on the first and 3 on the second. Skrinkle struggled to get to grips with the mat, which was playing very fast, and by the fourth end East Williamston had a comfortable 9 shot lead. A wobble on the fifth end gave Skrinkle their first win and 3 shots on the scoreboard. A beautiful bowl to the line gave East Williamston the sixth and despite Skrinkle grabbing the final end, the gap was too wide for them to catch up. Heather, Mandy and Theresa played Triples and were caught out by the speed of the mat on the first end. They came back in the second and third ends but it remained a close game with only two shots between the two sides. By the fifth end East Williamston started to take control, winning 2 and a further 2 on the sixth. On the final end it looked as though Skrinkle were holding, but with her final bowl of the game Theresa bowled a beauty to the jack and sealed the win. Final game of the night saw Paula, Kym, Cliff and Phill P in the Rinks. East Williamston got off to a good start taking the first four ends and a 4 shot advantage. However East Williamston hit a dry spell and struggled to get a bowl on the mat, with long, short and wide shots. Skrinkle took advantage and by the fifth end were level. As the teams entered the final end Skrinkle were 1 shot ahead and East Williamston knew they needed at least 1 for a draw. Skrinkle were holding 3 and Phill knew he needed to get into the mix. His first bowl connected with the jack but sadly kept on rolling. For his final shot he took aim to try and clear the opposing bowls, he successfully connected and cut them down to one but couldn’t rescue the end or the game. Overall Result: Win to East Williamston 8 - 2 on points, 37 - 15 on shots Singles Win 15 - 1 Pairs Win 10 - 5 Triples Win 8 - 3 Rinks Loss 4 - 6
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