From our cub reporter Gareth Spencer
The third round of the MPC Super League saw the Meteors playing against the Marauders on a far from pleasant September evening, not only are the nights drawing in but the rain decided to put in an appearance too. So with waterproofs on and the occasional umbrella there to support both teams braved the elements and got down to the task in hand.
The first games saw Meteors Gill Clarke & Gill Greenwell playing Marauders Mike Cranston & Gareth Spencer with Meteors Norman Francis & Ian Baildon-Smith playing Marauders Phil Roberts & Rob Harris.
The Meteors were off to a flying start with the 2 Gills going into a 6-0 lead over Mike & Gareth. Norman & Ian were also up for the challenge as they lead 5-1 in their game. Mike & Gareth were relieved to take a point preventing the Fanny making the game 6-1. The girls took their next end making it 7-1. However, as their name implies, the Marauders weren’t going to go down without a fight and that was the last end the girls won as Mike & Gareth stepped up a gear and finished the game at 13-7 to the Marauders.
Meanwhile on the other piste the game was a little more cat and mouse, Phil & Rob clawed their way back closing the gap to 6-5. It was then nip and tuck all the way to 10-10. The Marauders continued with that fighting spirit and finished the game 13-10 winners.
The changeover saw Mike & Gareth facing Norman & Ian. This was the shortest game of the evening and was over in under 30 mins. (the previous games were 1hr 20mins and 1hr 35mins). Mike & Gareth went into a 12-0 lead, in the penultimate end Norman and Ian looked to be making a comeback when they took two points but unfortunately like a shooting star it didn’t last very long with Mike & Gareth taking two points on the next end to claim their second victory of the night.
In the other game Phil & Rob were having a tough battle with the reigning Welsh Champion duo of the 2 Gills. This was to prove another nip and tuck game until the girls hit that magic number of 7 where they faltered again. The game reached 7-7 and the fighting spirit of the Marauders kicked in with Phil and Rob taking 3 points on the next end. The game turned into another marathon eventually finishing at 10pm with a 13-7 win to Phil and Rob.
The Marauders fought well in their games but unfortunately the Meteors fizzled out disappeared into the wet September night. This saw the first 4-0 win by any team in the Super League and secured second place in the table for the Marauders. Next week they face the league leaders, Minotaurs.
Super League Table after Round 3
