HEADLINES
CHAMPIONS WIN BIG MATCH TO MOVE 3 POINTS CLEAR ~ BALLAD UP TO 3RDSporty Ladies 3-11 Sportys
Parkview 'B' 6-8 Maloneys
Wayside 'A' 5-9 McConnells
Montys 8-6 Wayside 'B'
Ballad 8-6 Parkview 'A'
BIG MATCH REPORT
Wayside 'A' and McConnells faced off in this crucial top of the table clash and the reigning Champions blew away Kyle Kirkwoods Wayside 'A' to open up a 3 point gap and secure the last remaining 100% record in the League. In a high standard match with 6 b8 ball finishes, M.Higgins looked like giving the hosts the lead with an 8 baller but went in off the black to hand the frame to J.Mackay. Mackay wasn't in a forgiving mood and when Higgins broke dry in the 2nd frame he duly took out an 8 baller tpo make it 2-0 to McConnells. Kirkwood ousted J.Moore twice in a row in 2 tactical frames to level the scoring at 2-2. Up next W.Lewis for McConnells and B.Craig for the home side. It was Lewis with two 8 ball clearances including a fantastic double on the black in Frame 6 to restore McConnells 2 frame advantage at 4-2. Frame 7 saw the first Scotch Doubles contest with J.Moore and J.Mackay defeating N.Campbell and U.Wallace with some good tactical play to increase the lead to 5-2 at the mid point in the match. The Doagh steam train continued with S.Mitchell completing two 8 ballers to put McConnells on the hill at 7-2. Wayside had a mini revival when N.Campbell took out a pinpoint finish to pull one back, but in Frame 11 McConnells Captain Stewart Hull secured the 3 vital points with a superb cut on the black into the middle pocket. M.Wilson and J.Murdock shared a frame each before Kirkwood and Murdock beat Lewis and Turkington in the 2nd Scotch Doubles match to leave the final score at 9-5 in McConnells favour.
