First defeat for Kalkara St Joseph
Leaders Kalkara St Joseph’s run of 10 straight wins came to an end as they were defeated 5-3 by Mosta Horseshoe Bar A. The first six games ended up all square and saw the same sequence with Kalkara winning a game and Mosta replying immediately to level up.
The game changer came in the seventh game as Neville Grech edged out Emmanuel Ciantar 3-2 to give Mosta Horsesehoe Bar A the lead for the first time in the match, which also meant a point was secured for the visitors.
The last game was contested by Gordon Stanmore/Mario Aquilina and Albert Scerri/Brian Abela with the latter coming out on top in a 3-1 win to condemn Kalkara St Joseph to their first defeat of the season.
Kirsten Aquilina, Gordon Stanmore and Andy Keen winning their games for Kalkara and Albert Scerri, Brian Abela and Godfrey Abela/Tony Borg winning for Mosta. Floriana Ajax A cruised past B’Bugia Cox Sports Club A 80 and now are joint leaders with Kalkara on 33 points.
The two teams are scheduled to meet next on 3 February. Mosta Horseshoe Bar A kept their title hopes alive with this win and now trail the leaders by five points.
Results Game - Week 11 (20/01/2017)
Division 1 Gudja POs Bar A v Zejtun Beland Bullseye 3-5; Kalkara St Joseph v Mosta Horseshoe Bar A 3-5; B’Bugia Cox Sports Club A v Floriana Ajax A 0-8; Zejtun Juventutis Domus v Bormla Bocci Club 0-8.
Division 2
Hamrun Education Bar A v Cospicua Rangers 5-3; Senglea M. Conquest v Bugibba Munchies Pub 5-3; Mosta Bocci Club v Gudja POs Bar B 2-6; Floriana Ajax B v B’Bugia Cox Sports Club B 6-2.
Division 3
St Paul`s Diamonds v Mgarr The Hatch Sports Bar 5-3; Bugibba Interc. Sun City v Hamrun Education Bar B 6-2; Mosta Horseshoe Bar B v St. Venera Red Square 5-3. Standings Game - Week 11 (20/01/2017) Division 1 1st Floriana Ajax A, Kalkara St Joseph – 30 points; 3rd Mosta Horseshoe Bar A – 25 points; 4th Zejtun Beland Bullseye – 13 points; 5th Bormla Bocci Club - 11 points; 6th Gudja POs Bar A - 9 points; 7th B’Bugia Cox Sports Club A – 7 points; 8th Zejtun Juventutis Domus – 2 points.
Division 2
1stHamrun Education Bar A – 23 points; 2nd Floriana Ajax B, Senglea M. Conquest, Bugibba Munchies Pub – 21 points; 5th Cospicua Rangers – 19 points; 6th Gudja POs Bar B – 10 points; 7th Mosta Bocci Club - 7 points; 8th B’Bugia Cox Sports Club B – 3 points.
Division 3
1st Mosta Horseshoe Bar B – 28 points; 2nd Bugibba Intercontinental Sun City – 23 points; 3rd Hamrun Education Bar B – 15 points; 4th Mqabba St Mary BC – 11 points; 5th St. Venera Red Square – 8 points; 7th St Pauls Diamonds – 6 points; 8th Mgarr The Hatch Sports Bar – 4 points. Fixtures Game - Week 12 (03/02/2017) Division 1 Mosta Horseshoe Bar A v Bormla Bocci Club; Zejtun Beland Bullseye v B’Bugia Cox Sports Club A; Gudja POs Bar A
v Zejtun Juventutis Domus; Floriana Ajax A v Kalkara St Joseph. Division 2
Bugibba Munchies Pub v Gudja POs Bar B; Cospicua Rangers v Floriana Ajax B; Hamrun Education Bar A v Mosta Bocci Club; B’Bugia Cox Sports Club B v Senglea M. Conquest. Division 3
Mgarr The Hatch Sports Bar v Hamrun Education Bar B; Mqabba St Mary BC v Mosta Horseshoe Bar B; St. Venera Red Square v St Paul`s Diamonds.