Monkstone Pétanque Club

Round 9 of the Super League was played out last week.

On Tuesday Mammoths, still looking for their first win since the winter break, came up against Mavericks. All the games were closely contested but Mammoths managed to pull away towards the end of 3 of the games and got their noses in front by 3-1 [50-39] to finally record that elusive win.

On Wednesday evening, Mercenaries took on Meerkats with both teams seeking their first win since the winter break. And so it remained with the match ending 2-2 [45-32]

The week’s matches ended on Thursday when Marlins took on Mustangs. with match ending in a draw 2-2 [37-43].

So its on to the final round this week where any one of 4 teams could take the runners-up spot.

Round 8 of the Super League was played out this week.

Tuesday saw Mercenaries take on Mammoths in a match where the final score didn’t reflect what was a fairly close contest. The 4-0 win to Mercenaries made it look like a walkover but the points [52-39] showed it was not all it appeared.

On Wednesday evening Mavericks took on Mustangs with both  teams unbeaten since the restart after the winter break. And so it remained with match ending at 2-2 although with the points at [48-36] to Mustangs it seems as though it should have been a Mustang victory.

The final match of the round on Thursday evening was between Meerkats and Marlins. This was a top v bottom clash which should, on paper, have gone to Marlins. The forecast proved correct with Marlins taking the match 3-1 [48-30].

With only 2 rounds remaining, well done to Marlins who confirmed their position as League winners for 2023/24.

SUPER LEAGUE TABLE AFTER ROUND 8

The Super League continued this week with Round 7.

On Tuesday Mammoths took on Mustangs who were looking to improve on their 1 point lead over Mammoths. It wasn’t to be, however, as the match ended in a 2-2 draw [40-41].

On Wednesday evening there was another double header with  Marlins v Mercenaries and Meerkats v Mavericks. The first of these was a top v bottom clash and the result went to form as Marlins took the match 3-1 although Mercenaries put in a strong showing with the points at [44-42]. In the second game Mavericks were looking to capitalise on the previous evenings draw. Mavericks set themselves up well, coming from behind in both the  opening games to snatch a win. Although they dropped a game in the second pair of games, they ran out as worthy winners by 3-1 although, strangely, they were down on game points [40-41], but the win put them above Mammoths and Mustangs.

SUPER LEAGUE TABLE AFTER ROUND 7