East Williamston were away for tonights Main League match v Tavernspite and everyone knew it was going to be tough.
First up was Phill E, in the singles, and he soon realised it was going to be a battle. Tavernspite took the first six ends, by which point they were 15 shots ahead. Phill pulled 2 back on the seventh but Tavernspite just turned up the heat with big wins in the ninth and tenth ends. Phill took 1 in the eleventh but the gap was too wide with 22 shots between the two sides. We had high hopes for Mark and Chris in the Pairs however they struggled to get to grips with the mat and Tavernspite took advantage, as well as the first four ends. Tavernspite won a string of ends by three shots each and their score just kept going up and up. East Williamston won only two ends of the match and took a painful defeat. Cliff, Theresa and Phill P played Triples but again Tavernspite were very good at surrounding the jack and winning ends. By the ninth end East Williamston were losing hope and just wanted to get something on the scoreboard. Fortunately their prayers were answered and they took the final end. Kym, Sharon, Mandy and Fran played Rinks and knew they faced a challenge. However they started well and took the first three ends, helped by Kym who had a phenomenal game, playing lead, and getting some great shots in on the jack. Tavernspite were never going to sit back and came back with 3 shots on the fourth. A tied end on the fifth and two more shots for East Williamston on the sixth, things were looking hopeful. Tavernspite came back again taking the seventh and by the eighth were two shots ahead. It was all down to the last end. Tavernspite had three surrounding the jack but Fran had the last bowl of the game. The room fell silent as the shot was taken. It struck perfectly and the Tavernspite bowls scattered. East Williamston definitely had 1 and a measure was called for 2nd. Breaths were held but delight followed as East Williamston had the 2nd which gave them the draw and one very rare (our first ever) away point against Tavernspite. Overall Result : Loss to East Williamston 1 - 7 on points and 13 - 80 on shots Singles Loss 25 - 3 Pairs Loss 30 - 2 Triples Loss 18 - 1 Rinks Draw 7 - 7 Well done to everyone who played, it was always going to be a difficult match against the League leaders.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
Archives
May 2024
Categories |