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We have new league leaders for the first time since week 1, with Gutter Nutters taking advantage of LNO’s rest week to go 5 points clear, having played a game more. That game was a great contest with Absolutely Skittled, which ended in a drawn match, 184 pins to 183. Leg 1 set the tone for the game, with the points shared (37 pins all) thanks to a 9 from captain Quinn. Nutters improved their efforts in the second, hitting 38 to get their noses in front. Skittled punched back in the beer round, recording the best leg of the night (41) to square things up. The fourth was really tight, with Abski just sneaking it 37-36, but Nutters were roused in the last, smacking 40 pins to even up the match. Top scoring from both teams, with 8 players with 30+ scores; pick of the bunch was Dave Quinn (37 - now 2nd in the averages) whilst ice cream lovers Ben (Collis) & Gerry (O’Garr) made 35s. Young & Bald are 9 points behind in 3rd after a 6-4 win over Birdies, Goals & Spares, YAB hitting their best total of the season, 190. BGS got off to a flyer in this one, going 4 points up after snatching the first 2 legs by single pins, despite an 11 spare in the 1st from Ollie Wilkins. The tables turned in leg 3, with Karl Dawson’s 13 spare propelling YAB to victory. They got better in the 4th, whacking 41 pins for victory and secured the win in the decider, pulling away from BGS 39-32. Karl finished with an excellent 40 (new PB for him), and Will Marsden & Ollie supported with 35s. The Dicksons (Callum & Lee) pegged 33s for BGS. Spare Ribs are equal on points with YAB after their 8-2 win over Big ‘Uns. Ribs were in control for most of the game, taking 3 straight legs with minimal resistance, but Big ‘Uns were transformed in the 4th, getting points on the board after a 35-31 pin win. Ribs didn’t like that, and roared back with 41 in the last to finish thing off. Best work once again was from Richard Wicks (33) for Ribs. Alsorts leapfrog LOAS into 5th place after 190 pins of their own meant a 7-3 defeat of Rollin’ Pins. After a 37-pin draw in leg 1, Alsorts kept improving every leg and were 5 points to 1 after legs 2&3. Pins weren’t to be outdone, and hit their leg of the season so far (42) in winning the 4th, but Alsorts reached 40 themselves in the decider and won out. Skipper Mark Grainger struck a quality 37, backed up by 35 from Stephen ‘One Ball’ Rogers. Jason Tidbury (Sorts) & Olli Henderson (Pins) chalked 34s. Living On A Spare are in touch in 6th spot but lost out this week to Splitz ‘n’ Giggles 6-4 in a low-scoring game. LOAS took the low-ball winning crown in the 1st with just 22 pins, but Splitz countered with the next 3 legs whilst Spare hit 31 each time. Match won for the Morning Star’s finest, but respectability regained in leg 5 for LOAS, 32-30. Kieran Parsley & Ethan Gibbs just squeaked to 30 pins here. Remnants & Cross Keys both had chunky 8-2 wins this week, over Sianie’s Angels & Late Knights respectively. Angels weren’t far away in fact, with Remnants taking the 1st & 3rd legs by just 2 pins, but winning more comfortably in the 2nd & last. Sian’s team won big in leg 4 though, as Remnants suffered a couple of blob scores. Josh Barton’s tidy 32 was matched by Mitch Makoka for Angels; Clare Percival, returning to the alley this season after some time away, made 30. Cross Keys started in ominous style against Late Knights, smashing 40 pins in the 1st, and kept going in leg 2, winning that 34-29. Knights were hanging in there though, and got close in the beer, winning half the drinks but losing the leg by 2 pins. Keys doubled down in the 4th, pegging another 40-pin leg to go 8 points up, but Knights finally came good in the last, hitting their best of the night (35) to take 2 deserved points. Grant Shergold top- scored with 34, whilst Paul Ingrem smacked 32 for Knights. Finally this week, an old rivalry was renewed as Last Six took on Best Sellers, with Sellers winning out 6-4. A tight 1st leg went their way by a single pin, and they followed up with 38 & 36 in legs 2&3 to chalk up the victory. Six got their act together in leg 4, whacking 39 pins for the best total of the evening, and brought things to a close with a winning 37 in the 5th. Brian Turner pulverised 35 pins, Chris Child backed him with 33; Rob Wadsworth was Best Seller with 32. 8 more games kick off next week with Late Knights taking on Alsorts on Monday at 8pm…