Monday 5th saw the much-anticipated Mens 1 match against the team who came down from Division 1 last year – and our local rivals – Tiki 2. However any fears of a tight, tense game were somewhat misplaced, with the match rather more one way than expected with an end result of 7-2. There was, however, sufficient opposition to take a game off our only previously-unbeaten pair – bringing an end to a certain amount of bragging!
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Ladies in a rush!
Our Ladies were in action again on Monday night. Unfortunately however, we were up against a very experienced and consistent Hamstead Manor side who seemed to be in a rush to get home. After some close initial games they began to pull away, and a 6-0 loss for us was confirmed a little over halfway through the night.
Thanks are due to those stepping in for a couple of missing regulars – I think you drew something of a short straw helping out with this game!
A small correction…
One slight amendment to the last Mens 2 result – apparently their game against Three Spires was a 6-3 loss, not 7-2. Unfortunately I was given the wrong result by… one of the team…!
Efficient display from Mens 1
The fourth match of the season for the Mens 1 was on a cold, damp Tuesday evening. Reedswood 2 were also our fourth different opponents so far, having been promoted from Division 3 last year. These are the sort of games we need to dominate if we want to do well this season, and we duly imposed ourselves to record our second 9-0 sweep of the season.
Second Mens come off second best
Following their two victories against Pinfold last month, our Mens 2 took on Three Spires on Monday night. Unfortunately it turned out to be a long night and saw the winning run come to an end with a 7-2 loss.
With their next match not coming until the middle of January, there’s plenty of opportunity to work on a few things for the rest of the season.
Ladies finally get their season going
It’s already the second half of November, with the season in full swing, but our Ladies still hadn’t had a match. This finally changed at half past six on Sunday evening, with them travelling to play Walsall Wood. Sadly it wasn’t to be a winning start, the score ending up at 5-1.
Good win for Mens 1
The Mens 1 were in action again last night, hosting BJF. Some good games ensued between the two teams, but ultimately we ran out 8-1 winners. So another good result, and now we wait until next Tuesday when we travel to Reedswood. In the meantime, there are also Ladies and Mens 2 matches so it’s a busy time!
Second victory for Mens 1
The Mens 1 were back in action on Monday, with an 8-1 win over TP Riley Norton 2. Whilst we always looked likely to win the match, a few close games could, perhaps, have led to a less-flattering scoreline.
Our next match is against BJF 2, who finished on equal points with us last year – just one extra game over the whole season giving us the edge!
The hard games continue for the Mixed team
Starting the season with games against last year’s champions and then the runner’s up was always going to be hard-going. Our third match on Monday night was the return with Reedswood 1 so there was no let up. Plenty of effort couldn’t overcome their greater consistency, and despite some close games we went down 8-1.
The Mixed team now has a long break in the fixture list until late January. At least when we return, we should have a better chance of getting something from the games.
Difficult for the Mixed, good away win for Mens 2
Monday night saw the Mixed team hosting near-neighbours Tiki who are always a strong team. We were going to be up against it and so it proved with an 8-1 loss, although a couple of very tight games might have gone our way on another night to give a better look to the result.
Our Mens 2 team travelled away to Pinfold on Tuesday night which meant a change to plastic shuttles. The game turned out to be a very close affair, going down to the last game of the night. However all the effort paid off and we came away with a 5-4 win!
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