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Just 6 games this week, with Thursday booked out at the hall, and we started with a 7-3 win for rowdy new boys Absolutely Skittled against previous high-flyers Living on a Spare. LOAS actually started the better, winning leg 1 and posting 38 in the second, but Skittled found their feet to draw this leg. From then, AbSki went from strength to strength, taking 4 beers on their way to 2 points in the third and following with a steal by a pin in leg 4, 36-35. The last was their best, hitting 37 pins whilst Spares fell away. Nathan Gray’s 34 was the score of the game. Next up, current leaders Lads’ Night Out continued their run of form with an 8-2 thumping of Maclean Smilers. LNO began in ominous fashion, hitting 39 to win the first by 10 pins, but the second was tight, Lads sneaking it 37- 36. Drinks were shared in the beer leg but again it went to LNO, but Smilers didn’t let them have it all their own way, whacking a massive 40 in winning the fourth. Lads’ were back on top in the lowest-scoring leg of the game (34-32) to wrap things up. Bryan “No Spares” Archer lived up to his nickname on the way to 35, backed by 34 from skipper Alan Pointer; James Barlow & Nathan Rickards made 33s for Smilers. Spare Ribs moved up to fourth after their 7-3 victory over Sianie’s Angels. Ribs were a mixed bag in this one, posting 36 in winning the first, before sharing the spoils in leg 2, 25 pins each. Angels were growing into the game and were competitive in the beer leg (37-32) before taking the 4th, 29-26. They saved their best till last, mustering 36 in the final leg, but were undone by a magnificent 14 spare from James Billinge as Ribs roared to 43 pins. James finished with a splendid 39 to match the top score so far this season, with support from Chris Bennett (33). James Crosby made 31 for the Angels. Dark horses Birdies, Goals & Spares were a little below par in their 6-4 victory over Newcomers. It was Newcomers worst total of the season (148) but they still managed to take the first leg, 31-29, and leg 4, 31-30. BGS were comfortably ahead in the other 3 legs, and they whacked 41 on their way to a clean sweep in the beer leg. Captain Callum Dickson’s 31 was the best effort of the game, with Mark Dodd the only other player to reach 30. Gutter Nutters fought out a titanic battle against Remnants in the first of Wednesday’s two high scoring games. Nutters triumphed 6-4, but Remnants were very much in the game and might have won it. Quinn’s charges started well, taking the first 36-32, but Remnants punched back as they took leg 2 38-36. The beer leg was another tight one, with Nutters taking the points 37-35, and they really went to town in the fourth, smashing a huge 48 pins for the highest leg of the season. Remnants managed 39 themselves, and with both teams clearly fatigued, David Walters just pinched the lower-scoring 5th, 32-30. Steve Sherwood was the biggest Nutter with 36, whilst the Daves (Quinn & Walters) both made 35. Last, but by no means least, Young and Bald gave Cross Keys a lesson in skittles in the 9pm game. YAB won out 8- 2, recording their best total of the season on the way - 184 pins. Keys actually took the lead, winning leg 1 by a couple, but a 9 from the Bald (D. Wilkins) helped his team win the second 40-38. They continued with 38 in the beer leg, and a second 40 haul in the fourth powered them to the win. YAB weren’t finished though, whacking 37 more in the last to complete the week’s action. Derek’s 36 was the score of the match, with Karl Dawson helping out with 32. Ray Shergold matched Karl’s efforts for the Keys. Back to the full programme this week, with 8 games including the big contest on Monday night between Lads’ Night Out versus Birdies, Goals & Spares!