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There were some statement wins for the high flyers this week as we get closer to the divisional split at the end of this month. Lads’ Night Out hit the highest pin total for nearly a decade as they steamrollered Young & Bald, winning 9-1, 212 pins to 167. LNO meant business from the start, Alex Slezak hitting a 14 spare in leg 1 to drive his team to their best leg of the season (46). YAB tried to hit back in the second, toppling 37 (their best of the night), but Lads were unperturbed and took the points with 42. Five beers were plundered on the way to 40 pins in the 3rd, but YAB finally got on the scoresheet in the drawn 4th, 36 each. The last saw LNO up their game further, with another 14 spare, this time from their skipper, as they smashed 48 to equal the best leg of the season thus far. Alan Pointer finished with a huge 45, the 3rd player to hit this total in 2025-26 and moves top in the averages. Alex made 38 and sits second, whilst Andy Arkell hit a new PB of 37. Marcus Groves pegged 34 for YAB. Gutter Nutters produced, arguably, a more impressive result as they put Alsorts to the sword 10-0 & leapfrog them into second in the table. ‘Sorts were competitive after a sluggish start, but as they improved Nutters upped their game too and overcame everything that was thrown at them. After winning the first with 35, Becks Hildred whacked a 13 spare in leg 2 to help Quinn’s charges take the points, 39-36. The beer leg was tight, drinks were shared but Nutters won by a single pin, 38-37. Alsorts went one better next, striking 38, but a 42 leg from their oppos meant further disappointment. Sorts were ahead in the last, but a late-order collapse saw the whitewash secured 35-33. It was a real team effort from the Nutters, with five scores in the 30s, the best of which was Becks’ splendid 38. Martin Orme was the most Sorted with 33. Best Sellers thumped Spare Ribs 8-2 to jump into the top half of the table, smacking a mighty 194 pins in the process. Inspired by the returning Steve “Leafy” Lee, Sellers were in fine fettle and won 4 straight legs, though it was Ribs who took the first of the night, stealing the points by a pin. From then on, it was all Best Sellers as they recorded legs of 43, 33, 40, & 41 whilst the Ribs faded away. Leafy finished with 38, backed by a 35 PB for Mike Handley. Richard Wicks was once again the best looking Rib with 31. New boys Birdies, Goals & Spares had an 8-2 victory of their own against Maclean Smilers to keep themselves in the mix of the top five. Smilers’ huge roster of players (they blooded their 16th this week) means consistency can be hard, whereas BGS’ line-up had notched up 63 appearances already this season, and they rattled off legs of 34, 36 & 37 to confirm the win. Leg 4 went the way of the Smilers 37-32, thanks in part to a 9 from Ellie before Birdies resumed their dominance in the 5th. Callum Dickson top-scored in the match with 34; Richard Williams was still Smiling after 30. Living On A Spare stay 4th after a slightly scrappy 7-3 win over Big ‘Uns. Big ‘Uns were looking good early on, taking leg 1 and sharing the points in the 2nd. LOAS then got themselves going and closed out the match with 3 winning legs, hitting 34, 37 & 36. Best skittlers here were from Big ‘Uns, with John Norris toppling 34 & Bert Lovegrove 31. Geoff Fletcher & Simon Clark made 30 for Spares. Splitz ‘n’ Giggles are right in the thick of it after a thumping 8-2 win over The Rollin’ Pins, their 5th victory in 6 games. Splitz didn’t lose a leg in this one and their 187 total was a pin off their best ever. They took legs 1, 3 & 4 with 37, 36 & 41 pins respectively. The Rollin’ Pins did well to keep things competitive, and snatched a point in the 2nd & last with draws, 36 each & 38 all in leg 5. Josh Hart walloped a phenomenal new PB of 39 for Splitz, with captain Rob Perry’s 33 in support; Mark Reeves hit a PB of his own with 36 for Rollin’ Pins. Shock result of the week was Remnants’ 7-3 defeat of Last Six. Remnants were solid in reaching 162 pins, but Six were all over the place as they stumbled to 157. Leg 1 went to Remnants 35-30 but the 2nd saw a big 40-pin leg from the previous league winners, thanks to a 12 spare from Ray Smiles. A low-scoring beer leg went to Remnants and leg 4 was shared 29 all, with Last Six marooned in the 20s. Things improved in the last, and it was nip & tuck but Remnants stole the points by a singleton to complete their win. Ann Wheeler hit a PB of 30 from Remnants, whilst Jez Denton was the best of Six with 33. Finally, Absolutely Skittled overcame a spirited Late Knights, 6-4. Skittled rushed into a lead with 36 in the first, but Knights came back at them with leg wins in the 2nd & 3rd, 34-33 & 33-31. They whacked 34 again in leg 4, but AbSki put down their best of the night (37) to draw level and followed up with a comfortable win in the decider. Mike Norris’ 33 took the family bragging rights; Chris Bright made 31 for the Knights. Week off for the top two, but important games for those trying to make the top half in the week to come - see you there!