Tuesday saw round seven of the Spring League and the matches were yet again competitive and exciting.
Jim took on David with both getting off to a high scoring start and Jim capitalising the most. A three traded with a four from David then another three from Jim. He followed that with a two which gave him a strong lead. He never looked back and although David as ever gave a run for his money, making Jim fight for every shot, it wasn’t until the seventh end that he registered another score.
By then Jim was out of sight and with a shot tally that looked more like a phone number 3 0 3 2 2 1 0 ( it’s a taxi firm in Shettleston before you try it) the match’s was won in seven ends at 11-5.
On Rink Four Joe took on Steve. This has the making of an interesting match as Joe had only lost one match so far and that was to Steve. Again this was a close game in terms of tactics and shot making.
It should have been sponsored by Right Guard thanks to the perspiration created from the sweepers trying to get guards up and failing miserably! Despite those shenanigans it was a case of last stones making the difference between a shot and a miss. 6-4 after four ends does not reflect the way the game had developed but Joe might not have seen it that way.
Steve took his chances and stuck to his tactics and led 9-4 after seven ends. The teams went into the eighth with Joe clearly thinking a peel was on as a minimum. For a while he was absolutely on it and giving Steve a lot to think about. Ultimately Joe was left with a tricky last stone to knock Steve out and get a score but it wasn’t to be. Steve took another two and the match finished 11-4.
So eleven was the magic number this week. Steve has leaped over Joe on shots but there are two matches left. This league isn’t over and as we’ve seen in recent weeks, it would be foolhardy to predict what will happen in round eight.
A week off as it’s Doubles night next week but keep watching, it’s a cracking League!
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