Congratulations to Lads' Night Out, Winter League Champions 2024-25! They have led the league for most of the year, and this week secured enough points to get over the line and take their maiden title with a week to spare. Well played, LNO! They didn't have it all their own way, however, as a livewire Cross Keys team completed the double over the champions with an impressive 7-3 win. Keys hit 183 pins won 3 legs with scores of 36, 35 & 36. LNO struggled to keep up, sneaking a draw in the 2nd and winning the beer leg but this was enough to put themselves 12 points ahead with one game to play. Grant Shergold's 35 takes him top of the new player averages, which was matched by Darren Carrington, whilst Ray Shergold & Geoff Arnold both struck 33s. The Keys will be a force to be reckoned with next year. Living On A Spare kept up their pursuit, but a 7-3 victory over Maclean Smilers was not quite enough to keep them in the hunt. Matt Wright's new team have really impressed in their debut season and this was another fine performance, winning 3 legs with scores of 36, 35 & 35. Smilers recovered from a slow start to draw leg 2 and win out in the third before LOAS took control. Jack Elton (35) and Nathan Rickards (34) were the finest Smilers, whilst Simon Bennett hit 33 for the Spares. Spare Ribs could still manage a podium finish even after their 7-3 loss to Gutter Nutters. Nutters went off like a rocket, taking a quickfire two legs with 40 & 38 pins, before Ribs reeled them in to draw the 3rd. Nutters stole the 4th, but Ribs saved their best ‘til last, pegging 36 in leg 5. Dan Gillan smashed 37, with Gerry O'Garr posting 33 in support. Young & Bald won 7-3 against Big 'Uns to go 6th in the table - another new team having a great first season. This was actually a close affair, with two legs decided by a single pin, a drawn beer leg and pin totals of 162-157, and Big 'Uns may feel that the result was a little harsh but that's how this game can be. Karl Dawson (33) & Derek Wilkins (32) were the top players for YAB; Nick Cooper & Jamie Purnell made 32s for Big 'Uns. Splitz 'n' Giggles chalked up their first ever whitewash, putting Late Knights to the sword on Thursday. Splitz smacked 37 in leg 1 to get things going, along with 35 in the 4th and Knights were lost, only getting close to their opponents in the 3rd & 5th. Ethan Gibbs' 31 was the Splitz best but he was out-scored by John Jeskins (32) for Knights. Last up, Best Sellers managed a 6-4 win over Newcomers. As usual, the Sellers hit a massive first leg (40), but Newcomers struck back with 36 in the 2nd. Beer leg was back to the Sellers, but they lost out in the 4th by one pin, before a Newcomers collapse in the last helped them over the winning line. Jean Ewen's excellent 36 was the game's best effort and didn't deserve to end up on the losing side; Rob Wadsworth's 34 puts him inside the top ten averages. Last week of the league coming up - let's all try and finish off on a high!

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