The top two teams on the table each have a match in hand after Maddock’s social club postpone for the second week due to illness in their squad.
Halfway House remains in the top spot after racking up a tremendous score of 185.5 out of a maximum available of 192.5. Out of the seven shooters taking part for Halfway House five scored a possible to receive a well-earned round of applause from the spectators and opponents.
Possibles, whereby the shooter gets every shot in the target’s bull, were earned by Rich Morgan (37.5), Dai Williams (36), Sara Davies (37), Jack Francis (37) and Richard Lewis (36.5). Aled Evans (34.5) and Martin Pearce (36.5) each dropped one shot out of the bull to miss out on a top score.
Their opponents, Marchamley had travelled to the Welsh border and scored a good 168, their best two shooters being Danni Forrester who smashed in a 35.5 and Steve Evanson with a 35.
Harlescott’s B team were in action against a travelling Condover team but couldn’t make the most of the home advantage, narrowly losing by 171 to 162.5. The B team hover underneath the halfway point of the table with plenty of opportunities to make up over the next few weeks.
Bomere’s Red Lion fielded a strong squad when they journeyed to the Cock Inn at Hanwood. The visitors are now in third place in the league table after beating their opponents 177 to 159 with the only possible of the match landing with Rob Williams who shot all seven of his pellets into the bull, finishing with a 37.
Unison stayed on home soil and invited Harlescott’s A team in for a match. The A team have yet to win a match this season but their team’s score of 157 wasn’t a match for the in-form Unison team who scored a 173. Don Matthews for the away team scored their highest of the night with a 35. The same score was tallied by Father and Son, Colin and James Morgan and the rest of the young squad captained by Peter Dallmeier kept their scores at 34 or over to take the two points.
Telepost didn’t shoot this week as their match with Maddocks was postponed but remain in second spot, just above Red Lion who they will meet next week in what could prove to be an important result as we move towards the end of the season.
Report by: Bob Griffiths