Louth bowls: Yorkies beat rivals to maintain slim advange
They came good late in their game against Highgate Wanderers to turn a 12-10 deficit into a 14-12 lead and survived the last end to win 14-13.
The Yorkies were also given a tough time against The Jays, and again survived the last end to win 9-8, having led 9-5, to extend their winning run to nine games.
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Hide AdHighgate also lost their other game 16-9 to Two Plus One and slipped one place to third. Magpies took full advantage to go second by winning their two games.
They eased to a 20-7 win against Wasps and then beat Mudlarks 18-10 to stay level on points with the leaders and four points ahead of Highgate who have a game in hand.
Despite beating Hornets 21-4 The Jays have also slipped off the pace, but are not out of the chase. Two Plus One have a six-game winning run after beating Dreamers 16-10 and moved up to fifth, six points adrift of fourth spot.
In the Australian Pairs, Tony Powell and Liz Draper were relieved to emerge from a tough game against Ken and Sheila Webster with a 15-12 win.
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Hide AdThey stay top of Group A on shots difference from Brian and Bernice Culham who had a more comfortable 17-9 victory over Brian Paffey and Chas Dewar.
No problems for the top two in Group B who enjoyed easy wins. Paul Hayman and Ian Bertram cruised to a 28-9 success over Jane Scott and Lorraine Evans. They stay two points clear of John Williams and Joan Foster who beat Jim Brennan and Sally Brown 23-4.
At the end of the season the winning pair in each group will play off to determine the overall champions.