East Williamston were away for tonights South Pembs Friendly League match against Skrinkle.
Playing on one mat, Phill E started the evening in the Singles. Skrinkle got off to a strong start, taking the first three ends and 5 shots. Phill pulled 1 back on the fourth but despite Phill getting into the jack, Skrinkle just managed to push their way in and another 2 went to the home side on the fifth. Phill held firm on the sixth and took 3 shots, narrowing the gap to 3. However, unfortunately, Skrinkle took 2 on the final end and the win. Next up were Theresa and Phill P in the Pairs who got off to a good start, winning 2 on the first end. Skrinkle were good at surrounding the jack which gave them the next three ends with 8 shots. Theresa curled her bowl into the jack and this time Skrinkle couldn't disrupt it, one shot back to East Williamston. On the sixth end Skrinkle were holding about 4 but Phill clipped the pack and cut them back to just 1 shot. Going into the last end Theresa told Phill that they needed all six to get the draw. Unfortunately just 3 held shot but it was a valiant effort to close the gap. Paula, Cliff and Chris played Triples. Skrinkle started confidently, taking 4 on the first end. Paula did some great shots to the jack, but a couple of heavy shots knocked them away and the home side took 1 on the second and 1 on the third. On the fourth end Paula’s bowl did not get moved and East Williamston took 1 back. With just a 5 shot lead it was all to play for but the fifth end gave Skrinkle 5 and suddenly the gap leapt to 10. East Williamston pulled 1 back on the sixth and were holding with a toucher on the seventh but Skrinkles last bowl drew in and also touched, and whilst the end was tied the game was won by Skrinkle. Last up were Kym, Sharon, Mandy and Fran in the Rinks. East Williamston got off to a shaky start as Skrinkle took the first three ends and 4 shots. However the visitors were now better gauging their weight and a tremendous team effort got them 5 on the fourth end and into the lead. Kym did some lovely lead shots to the jack, closely followed by Sharon, who put some beauties on the jack. East Williamston won 3 on the fifth. Skrinkle were holding on the sixth but Mandy tucked a couple right behind the jack and Fran closed the jack in at the front for another 3 on the sixth. Going into the final end the visitors had a 7 shot lead but knew they had to hold firm. Kym got to the jack first, Sharon followed and with the final bowl Fran just managed to creep her bowl through the gap to take another 3 and the win. Overall Result : Loss to East Williamston 2 - 8 on points and 26 - 33 on shots Singles Loss 4 - 9 Pairs Loss 6 - 9 Triples Loss 2 - 11 Rinks Won 14 - 4
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