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Some big wins for the chasing pack with just 3 weeks to go before the split - there will be a couple of weeks break in order to sort the fixtures for the second half of the season, so bear with us… Absolutely Skittled were this week’s top performers, thumping Rollin’ Pins 10 nil and hitting their highest score so far, 196 pins. Legs of 39, 40, 44, 37 & 36 swept away the Pins, who only got close to landing a blow in the last leg. The Norris collective hit five scores over 30, with Nathan Gray’s 35 (a new PB) the best of the bunch and Mike Norris backing up with 34. Dawn Gray & Ben Seymour managed 32s for Rollin’ Pins. Living On A Spare had a whitewash of their own against Sianie’s Angels, who’ve had a harsh introduction to the league so far. The Angels kept in touch across all 5 legs, but LOAS just squeezed them out and took the points each time with a score in the mid 30s. Stephen Walker was top scorer with his new best of 34; James Crosby reached 30 for the Angels. Young & Bald had a great 8-2 win over Maclean Smilers, though their opponents will wonder what a few extra pins could have done to the result. YAB smashed 42 in taking the first, but won legs 2 & 4 by just a single pin, 36-35. Smilers shared the drinks but grabbed the points in the beer leg, before YAB sealed the victory comfortably in the last. Karl Dawson’s 34 for Young & Bald was matched by Nathan Rickards for Smilers. Cross Keys triumphed 8-2 over Remnants to give themselves hope of making the top ten. The Keys were in fine fettle, hitting winning legs of 36, 40, 39 & 37, but Remnants hit 37 of their own in snatching the 2nd. Best skittler on show was actually Remnants’ skipper, David Walters, who toppled 34, whilst Gareth Clark & Ray Shergold managed 33 for the Keys. Birdies, Goals & Spares beat Spare Ribs 7-3, leaving Ribs in 11th and running out of games to make the cut. BGS raced to a 2 leg lead here, but the Ribs gathered themselves in time to steal the beer leg. BGS hit their best leg of the night (39) to take the 4th, and a nip-and-tuck last went down to a shootout between the anchors - both stumbled to just 3 pins and the points were shared. Birdies’ skipper, Callum Dickson, posted a tasty 35, whilst James Billinge & Adam Mattison both scored 32 for Ribs. Splitz ‘n’ Giggles had a great 6-4 win over a Last Six team who may now be looking over their shoulders. Six had a shocking start and Splitz took full advantage, winning three straight legs to seal their win by the end of the beer with scores of 33, 35 & 38. Job done, they took their foot off the gas, and Last Six found their form in the 4th & 5th with consecutive winning 38 pin legs, though the last was decided by a single skittle. Chris Child propped the Six up with his 34; Rob Perry & Ethan Gibbs both hit 32 for Splitz. Best Sellers won out 6-4 which leaves their opponents Big ‘Uns with a mountain to climb to make the top half. It was a mixed bag of a performance from Big ‘Uns who won the 2nd & 4th with scores of 37 & 40, but didn’t get above 30 in the other three legs. Best Sellers were consistent throughout with all five leg scores between 32 & 37. Steve Lee, Mark Hoskins & Rob Wadsworth all recorded 33 for Sellers, but no Big ‘Un reached 30. Last up this week, Newcomers overcame Late Knights 6-4 in a game for the sticker uppers - the match saw the lowest pin total of the season, 139-122. Knights will be pleased to have sneaked off with 4 points here, though they won legs 1 & 4 reasonably comfortably. Newcomers won the competitive 2nd & 3rd but were streets ahead in the deciding 5th. Knights’ disastrous 10 pin final leg is the lowest we have seen for some years, so well done (I guess…?) More games to decide the make-up of the divisions this week - see you there!