East Williamston were at home for tonight’s Main League game against Letterston.
Mark got off to a great start, in the Singles, winning 4 on the first end, and was leading 5-1 by the 3rd end. However Mark seemed to get an attack of the jitters and surprisingly lost the next 4 ends, by which time Letterston had the 5 shot advantage. Mark picked up the next 3 ends and by the 10th end they were tied. But Letterston took 4 in the last two ends to take the win. Phill P and Mandy were in the Pairs. It was a very close game with one shot difference between the two sides by the 9th end. East Williamston took the lead with 4 shots on the 10th end, giving them a 5 point cushion. Letterston pulled one back on the 11th, so East Williamston just needed a draw in to the jack on their last shot of the game to win. Unfortunately it just didn’t happen for them, giving Letterston 4 on the final end and a tied end result. Cliff, Kym and Phill E played Triples and again had a close match, being tied by the 4th end. However East Williamston maintained the pressure and secured the next 3 ends. Letterston took the 8th but East Williamston took 3 shots on the 9th and despite Letterston winning the final end the gap was just too wide for them to close. Brenda, Tracy, Sharon and Fran played Rinks but got off to a surprisingly slow start, losing the first 3 ends and 5 points behind. However East Williamston took 4 in the 4th and by the 7th end were 2 shots in the lead. Letterston squeezed through to take 2 on the 8th and by the last end East Williamston were 2 shots behind with Letterston holding the end with 2 shots and looking likely to take the win. The final bowl of the match was with Fran to nudge Brenda’s bowl closer, as well as getting her own bowl in, to try and get 2 for the draw. The hall fell scarily silent as Fran took the shot, which looked to be going wide, but took a little wick, nudged Brendas and landed next to it. A measure was asked for but East Williamston were delighted to have got the 2 shots which gave them the draw and points on the board. Overall Result : Draw. 4 - 4 on Points and 38 shots to Letterstons 39 Singles Loss 10 - 14 Pairs Draw 10 - 10 Threes Win 9 - 6 Rinks Draw 9 - 9 Well done to everyone, it was a closely fought battle and a good result overall.
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