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So just 7 games to be played next week before we reach the end of the first phase of the season, and there is just one divisional place to be decided. Cross Keys kept themselves in contention with their 7-3 win over Spare Ribs - they now need to beat either Best Sellers’ or Last Six’s points tally next week by 5 to sneak into the top half; a tall order perhaps, given they take on Living On A Spare in their remaining game. Their tussle with the Ribs was a very close affair, with Nye’s charges in control early after a win in the 2nd (37-33) followed a drawn first. Unsurprisingly, Keys came alive in the beer leg, winning five drinks and squaring things up with a 37-31 win. From there, they took the last two legs with pin counts of 35-33 & 35-34 despite battling efforts from the Ribs. Player of the match was James Billinge with 33, though the Shergolds both pegged 32 for the Keys. Jane Tye’s 28 was her best yet. Lads’ Night Out have all but booked top spot after their 10-0 demolition of Remnants. LNO weren’t on vintage form, but got their noses in front in a tight first leg (35-32). They struck 41 pins next, and followed up with scores of 35, 35 & 34 to close out the match; Remnants stayed in contention but fell short each time. Alan Pointer & Alex Slezak kept themselves in the averages hunt with scores of 35 & 34 respectively; Colin Wheeler hit a new PB with his 30. The clash between second & third went the way of BGS 6-4 Gutter Nutters. Nutters opened impressively, taking the points 37-35. Birdies then wrested control from Quinn’s team, taking three straight legs with scores of 35, 38 & 34 to claim the win. The final leg saw both sides bring out their A game, and it went down to the anchors - captain Dave hit 8 to take the leg for Nutters by a singleton, 39-38. Best in this captains’ show was Callum Dickson with 37, whilst Dave finished with 33. Match of the week was surely Absolutely Skittled vs Young & Bald, where the teams tied on pins 185 all, but Skittled took the win 6-4. It was Young & Bald who drew first blood, hitting a massive 50 leg in the opener, thanks in part to a 12 spare from Karl Dawson. AbSki hit back in the 2nd, taking the points 40-34 but the pendulum swung back to YAB in the beer, though it was a close run thing, Derek Wilkins hitting a 9 in anchor for the leg win, 39-37. Skittled were winners 36-33 in another tight contest in the 4th, and then put on the afterburners in the decider, taking the match with a 37-29 win. Keith Norris hit a huge 39 for player of the week, whilst Will Marsden whacked 37 for the best Young effort. Alsorts were back on track with an 8-2 thumping of Newcomers. The Sorts started quickly, smashing 41 in the 1st, but Newcomers hit back with a 38 leg to even things up. After this, it was one-way traffic, with legs of 38, 36 & 38 bringing home the bacon for Alsorts. Of 4 players in the 30s for ‘Sorts, Jason Tidbury’s 36 was top of the pile, though Martin Orme ran him a close second with 35. Last up, but first of the week, The Rollin’ Pins came out ahead against Sianie’s Angels 6-4. It was a mixed bag of a game, with Pins well in control in the 1st, 4th & 5th with leg scores of 38, 36, 39. They stumbled in legs 2 & 3 and Angels pounced, winning the former by a pin and whacking 41 in the beer to steal 4 points. Jon Webb was skittler of the match with a new PB of 34; Dawn Gray & Olli Henderson were top PIns with 32s. Right - one week to go and who will make the cut? Keys, Sellers or Six - keep your eyes peeled for the results…