ALLEY Cats left it until their last game to make their highest team score of the season and win an ultimately very close game against Team BG in the Studley Skittles League.
Having comfortably led throughout and needing only 56 pins in the game’s last leg, they just got over the line thanks to anchor-man Sam Billyard.
Team BG’s last-leg score of 69 pins had set up the tight finish and had Mike Moore scoring 37 and Stuart Stringer (13 stack) and Ray Cartwright recording 36 each.
Lodge Farmers ended their two-game losing run with a much-needed win over Chris and Gerry Show to secure a highest-ever finish of fourth place.
Jumbo Jet Set got the better of out-of-sorts Maudslay, narrowly taking the first leg and extending their lead over the next three before their opponents pulled one back.
A score of 38 for Jumbos sealed a comfortable win.
Results: Team BG 3pts (320 pins) – Alley Cats 8pts (322 pins); Chris & Gerry Show 2pts (292) – Lodge Farmers 9pts (331); Maudslay 2pts (315) – Jumbo Jet Set 9pts (343); Swingers 3pts (291) – Swan 8pts (305).
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