Leaders stay on top after 5-4 victory
ANDY Hibbert hit his fifth maximum of the season for leaders Bottom Railway BA as they beat Spot On MP 5-4 in Blue Ball Division One of the Loughborough and District Pubs & Clubs Darts League last week. Spot On MP’s Mitch Gregory also hit a maximum in the game which keeps Bottom Railway one point ahead of the Blue Ball Lions who beat the Royal Oak Shooters by the same score. Last season’s runners up Boat House Tap Tappers got their season started with a 7-2 win against the Royal Oak Bluemoon Foxes and Royal Oak DP beat the Three Nuns Left Footers by the same score.
In Wanty’s Division Two Black Swan Gatecrashers remain top despite losing for the first time this season as they lost 5-4 to the Three Crowns Ghostbusters. Arena Gladiators move up to second place as a result of their 8-1 win against the Spot On Lads in a game brought forward from next week. Unicorn AW are third after their 6-3 win against Blacksmiths Blue Army and Tap and Mallet JB beat the Beacon 7-2 to move up to fourth.
In S H Cox Division Three the Peacock Rockers take over at the top of the division despite losing 5-4 to Twelve Degrees 26er’s who move up to fourth as a result. The Three Nuns Exiles did not play but remain second from Spot On Guy ‘n’ Gals who had a good 7-2 win against Three Nuns Albion.
In Generous Briton Division Four all three results ended in 6-3 wins. Tap and Clapper lost to the Crown Rejects but remain top from Plough B who beat OEG Dads Army. Richmond Jukeboxers are third after their win against the Peacock Feathers.
In Navigation Division Five leaders Crown Jewels Barrow continued their impressive start to the season with a 5-4 win against the Royal Oak Old Uns and second place Bottom Railway Leftovers are also still unbeaten after they overcame the Tap and Clapper Rojo’s by the same narrow margin.
Finally in Jim Kidger Division Six LSU Darts @ Arena lost their 100% record as they were beaten 6-3 by the White Hart Stags, as a result Blue Ball MS replace them at the top of the division after their impressive 8-1 win against the Arena Savvies.
The full results for Thursday, November 16 were: Blue Ball Division One: Barrow Cons Wagg’s Gang - Bye, Spot On MP (Mitch Gregory 180) 4-5 Bottom Railway BA (Andy Hibbert 180), Blue Ball Lions 5-4 Royal Oak Shooters (Chris Wilson 180), Royal Oak Bluemoon Foxes 2-7 Boat House Tap Tappers, Three Nuns Left Footers (Dave McGunniss 180) 2-7 Royal Oak DP. Wanty’s Division Two: Three Crowns Ghostbusters 5-4 Black Swan Gate Crashers, Spot On Lads - Bye, Unicorn AW 6-3 Blacksmiths Blue Army, Arena Gladiators - Bye, Tap and Mallet JB (Dave Hind 125 Finish) 7-2 The Beacon. S H Cox Division Three: Black Swan JS 3-6 Spot On Rejects, Spot On Guy ‘n’ Gals 7-2 Three Nuns Albion, Three Nuns Exiles - Bye, Peacock Rockers 4-5 Twelve Degrees 26ers, Three Nuns Reds (Ryan Page 180) 3-6 Tap and Mallet CD. Generous Briton Division Four: Dewdrop Blues - Bye, OEG Dad’s Army 3-6 Plough B, Boat Inn Black Pearls - Bye, Richmond Jukeboxers 6-3 Peacock Feathers, Tap & Clapper 3-6 Crown Rejects. Navigation Division Five: Royal Oak Old Uns 4-5 Crown Jewels, Barrow, Plough Ernie’s - Bye, Blue Ball B (Graham Chattaway 180) 4-5 Windmill Wild Hearts, Windmill Luffs (James Gillman 180) 4-5 Blue Ball CS, Bottom Railway Leftovers (Anthony Harding 180) 5-4 Tap & Clapper Rojo’s. Jim Kidger Division Six: Top Railway One Bad Apple 4-5 Black Swan B&W, Crown KM - Bye, Arena Savvies 1-8 Blue Ball MS, White Hart Stags 6-3 LSU Darts @ Arena, Royal Oak Oakers v Three Nuns Bad Habits - No game to be re-arranged.