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‘Slurs’ Winning Streak Continues

 

Looking to keep thewir winning streak going, Hustlers headed for Saracens, with Mr Vonk making a delayed return to the team.

 

1st leg got off to a good start, despite TC’s best efforts, as Mike got his 1st spare & 40 for 5 years, ably supported by Gary, to take an early 20-pin lead.  A steadier 2nd leg saw more 40s from Pete & Lewis, as they added a further 9 pins to the lead at the halfway mark.

3rd leg struggled a little as Salty bottom-scored, but Clive added a further 40 & Stu narrowly missed another with his double 9 finish.  But still they managed to lose 18 pins, to leave the danchors with an 11-pin lead to defend.  A top performance was to follow as all 3 racked up the highest 40s of the night, Steve taking highest score & top spare.  And, with their strong finish, they even pulled the gap out by a further 14 pins, to wrap up the game in some style.

Tivoli Boys are next to challenge the winning streak as we welcome them to the Suffolk on Monday.

27/11/12 v Saracens A @ Saracens

Gary

6 7 8 6 7 5 39 9

Mike

6 10 7 7 6 5 41 19
TC 8 5 6 4 3 6 32 -8

1st leg total 112 v 92

Pete

5 5 8 7 9 6 40 8

Rich

5 3 6 7 6 7 34 -11
Lewis 6 6 7 8 8 6 41 12

2nd leg total 115 v 106

Clive

7 8 9 7 6 5 42 1

Mark

6 5 6 5 5 3 30 -15
Stu 6 3 6 6 9 9 39 -4

3rd leg total 111 v 129

Rob

7 5 8 8 7 9 44 2

Steve

9 6 7 4 12 8 46 5
JT 9 5 7 9 5 8 43

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4th leg total 133 v 119

Grand total 471 v 446

WON by 25

‘Ustlers Prove ‘Ard To Kill

After the tension of last week’s match, Hustlers returned to the Suffolk to maintain our winning streak against Diards.

First leg struggled to get started, despite early 9s from Lofty and TC, and found themselves losing by a huge 15 pins.  Second leg were much better, as Pete steadily progressed to 42 (but still losing 9 pins to his man) and Lewis hit our first spare on his way to another 40.  Despite Stavros claiming bottom spot, they managed to claw back 7 pins to close the gap a good way.

Third leg put in a fine performance, with just Stu missing out on a 40.  With a massive 22 pin gain, they left the anchors defending a 17-pin lead.  A steady leg ensued, with just Neil breaking the 50 as his top spare helped him to our high score.  But it was enough to ensure the lead was not just maintained, but stretched still further.

On a run, we look forward to keeping that form going as we head next week for Saracens to face Saracens A

19/11/12 v Diards @ Suffolk

Mart

9 6 6 4 3 4 32 -13

Gary

1 5 8 8 4 7 33 -4
TC 7 9 4 6 6 5 7 2

1st leg total 102 v 117

Pete

7 7 6 8 7 7 42 -9

AS

5 4 4 4 4 8 29 4
Lewis 4 10 7 8 7 9 45 12

2nd leg total 116 v 109

Steve

7 7 4 7 9 8 42 6

Stu

8 6 6 9 3 7 39 3
Clive 4 7 9 9 6 7 42 12

3rd leg total 123 v 101

Rob

5 6 3 6 6 8 34 -2

Neil

8 6 6 8 15 6 48 14
JT 8 6 4 6 6 6 36 -4

4th leg total 118 v 110

Grand total 459 v 437

WON by 22

Hustlers nearly go to Pieces

Hustlers travelled to Prestbury tonight to face up to the Beehive Bitzas in a very tense match.

1st leg got us off to a steady start, with Rich hitting two 9s on his way to our first 40, despite starting with an almost beaver!  2nd leg faltered a little a s they squandered a massive 2-pin advantage, converting it instead into a 15-pin deficit.

3rd leg gallantly attempted a fightback, with Steve & TC hitting a spare on their way to 40 apiece (& TC somehow managing top score), but still lost a  pin, to hand over to the anchors with a gap of 16 to peg back.  40 from Neil & a cracking 40 from JT continued the struggle, but it wasn’t quite enough, so we had to settle for a most honourable draw.

With that relief, we head back home next week for the challenge of the Diards.,

13/11/12 v Beehive Bitzas @ Beehive

Lewis

7 9 5 5 6 4 36 -4

Rich

1 8 9 9 6 7 40 6
Dan 4 7 4 8 7 7 35

1st leg total 111 v 109

Pete

4 5 3 6 2 2 26 -8

AS

9 6 5 4 2 8 34 -1
Clive 5 5 4 2 8 6 30 -8

2nd leg total 90 v 107

Steve

7 10 8 6 2 7 40 5

Trevor

6 8 3 6 13 7 43 4
Mart 8 3 5 4 4 3 28 -10

3rd leg total 111 v 112

Rob

5 6 3 8 6 5 33 9

Neil

8 7 6 7 5 8 41 3
JT 5 8 3 8 8 8 41 4

4th leg total 116 v 99

Grand total 427 v 427

WON by 0

Hustlers take Chosen Champs to the very last ball

With the Suffolk being unavailable for our last game of 2012, Hustlers quickly rearranged that fixture to a spare Cup week, so were hoping to get in a win tonight.

All began a little hesitantly for 1st leg, despite Lewis getting our first 40 of the night.  9 pins down, 2nd leg rose to the challenge as Stavros hit our first 9, rounded off by another from Pete, on his way to a 40, ably assisted by another from Cap’n Clive.  And what a rally, as they took the leg by 19 pins, giving us a 10-pin lead at the halfway point.

Hesitancy returned with 3rd leg, who became the only leg without a +ve BYM as they turned the game back around to leave the anchors 11 pins behind.  And so the pin chase began, with Rob & Neil equally matched as they supported the free-scoring JT on his way to our top score. And it all came down to the anchor himself, as JT scraped his last 3 balls to ensure we took the game by a mere 3 pins.

Bouoyed by the win, we look to extend the run as we head to the Beehive (Prestbury) next Tuesday to face the Beehive Bitzas.  Just what will the scores look like there?

5/11/12 v Chosen Champs @ Suffolk

Lofty

5 6 5 6 5 6 33 -9

Rich

7 6 6 5 4 6 34
Lewis 5 7 8 6 6 8 40

1st leg total 107 v 116

Pete

5 6 7 6 7 9 40 10

AS

6 7 9 3 6 3 34 6
Clive 6 8 7 7 8 5 41 3

2nd leg total 115 v 96

TC

5 6 4 6 5 8 34 -5

Gary

3 8 3 6 4 6 30 -10
Steve 8 5 7 5 7 5 37 -6

3rd leg total 101 v 122

Rob

8 5 6 7 7 8 41 6

Neil

9 7 6 3 8 8 41 5
JT 7 9 7 9 7 6 45 3

4th leg total 127 v 113

Grand total 450 v 447

WON by 3