Two of our 3 teams were in action last Monday, with only Rubies having a day off. In the top division of the South Alicante league, Pearls visited San Miguel, coming away with a fine 8-2 victory over the Bulldogs.
Here’s the winning rinks – C Brazier, T Morgan, P Morgan 33-9. G Phillips, M France, J Prokopowycz 22-7. M Highland, C Dye, C Highland 24-18. Not to be outdone, Diamonds achieved the same score line at home to La Marina Explorers. Well done you lot – S Heath, S Hibberd, T Voisey 28-13. A Bowen, B Elliott, S Cooper 19-13. P Rees, B Armstrong, B Rees 14-13.
On Thursday afternoon, the 1st round of the premier 20 cup against Emerald Isles took place. At home, T Morgan won the singles, whilst away, P Morgan won the singles, M France & J Prokopowycz won their pairs match, as well as the rinks team of B Miller, V Campbell, P Farrell, F Roberts.
Therefore, with the score being 4-4, overall shots came into play, which went Emerald Isles way by a margin of 10.
Finally, Friday saw another round of Southern league fixtures. Swallows were up against La Marina Sharks, and although they lost by 4 points to 6, these two sets of trips did the biz – B Trinder, S Hibberd, S Heath 23-18.
G Carnell, V Campbell, J Prokopowycz 16-15. Swans travelled to La Maria, where against the Seagulls, they recorded an emphatic 8-2 victory, courtesy of this little lot – C Bowles, D Gould, K Bowles 36-7. G Kershaw, A Linley, B Armstrong 17-11. S Barnes, D Barnes, T Voisey 21-16.
Last but not least, Swifts fought out a nail biting 5 all draw against Greenlands Ash. T Brinton, J Brinton, P Bradbury 20-10 and M Lamberton, B Miller, J Pitt 32-13, were the 2 winning rinks, in a match that finished with a shots difference of 76-76.
