Poultry & Game regain top perch in Louth Snooker League

Dales Poultry & Game regained top perch in the Louth Billiards & Snooker League after a great away win as Louth Travel Centre failed to evict their opponents.

Meanwhile, Kitchen Solutions forked out a good beating as did Saltfleetby Snooker Club, while Louth Volksworld were the only home winners.

Dales Poultry & Game had the stuffing knocked out of them at home the previous week, but they responded well and are top of the league again after thrashing 8Ten Racing 9-3.

The hosts started the season okay, but it's been downhill since and they had no answers to Gary Brown, Luke Howard and Craig Gustard as the away outfit ran riot.

Louth Travel Centre relinquished top spot after failing to beat Sibjon Builders.

It looked like business as usual when Henry McSpadden won, but up popped Phil Williamson with his usual two frames to square it all up.

Ron Irwin restored the hosts lead only to see Dave Johnson reply again for the visitors which saw this encounter end in a 6-6 draw.

Theddlethorpe Tawnys might have been thinking they had the opportunity to close in on the leadership with a home tie against lowly Kitchen Solutions.

If they did, they got it horribly wrong as their unbeaten run was ended with an 8-4 defeat.

The visitors were steaming throughout with Dan Hufton, Ryan Hodgson and Craig Young all putting the knife in as the hosts’ lone reply came from Danny Cohen, who chipped in with a 37 break.

Saltfleetby Snooker Club hold third position to themselves after a superb 8-4 away success at P.H. Mountain Corrugated Ltd.

D. Naylor put the visitors in front.

A hosts fightback was expected but never materialised, and when Andy Warren won both frames there was no way back.

Louth Volksworld had slightly more fuel in the tank than opponents N.T. Shaw of Louth with the defending champions clutching onto a 7-5 win as they look to drive away from the basement.

Richard Burkitt was the difference between the two sides, while the rest were earning a draw he went one better with a 2-0 victory, meaning the visitors stay in fourth place.

League Table: Dales Poultry & Game 5-35, Louth Travel Centre 5-34, Saltfleetby Snooker Club 5-33, Theddlethorpe Tawnys 5-30, P.H. Mountain Corrugated Ltd 5-30, N.T. Shaw of Louth 5-30, Sibjon Builders 5-29, 8Ten Racing 5-28, Kitchen Solutions 5-27, Louth Volksworld 5-24.

Breaks: D. Cohen 37, D. Smith 32, J. Heatley 32, G. Skipworth 32-22-20, M. Chandler 30, P. Dales 28-25-25, M. Petty 25, E. Hornigold 24, S. Jenkins 23, P. Marshall 21, E. Watkins 21, P. Mountain 21, D. Johnson 20.