St Andrew’s C v Redland: 38-47; 2-8
This was a must win fixture with Olveston and Page Park coming up in the next 2 weeks, and we duly delivered.
On Ian’s rink, with Mark, Dave S and Pete, we were ahead throughout, a 5 on the 8th effectively securing the win against a 4 including an 11 year old who pinched shot wood on the last end due to Ian’s quasi avuncular thoughtfulness! A 19-12 win.
Editor’s Note: Now that is the standard of Match Report we should aspire to – Kevin French in particular note: “quasi avuncular” – pure class 👏
On Nick’s rink, with Phil, Vince and Nigel, we raced to a 10-0 lead after 4, which we never looked like relinquishing. A couple of nervy ends right at the last, but we held on for an 18-13 victory.
On Keith’s rink, with Mike, Rick and Wendy, everything was absolutely even after 13 ends and we even nudged ahead after 14, but 15 and 16 went against us, though not as heavily as it might have been, and despite some valiant efforts on the last it ended as a 10-13 defeat.
It is testimony to the squad that 8-2 was seen as a disappointing result. However, with our nearest rivals stuttering last night we now have a 10 point lead going into those 2 matches. 👍