{"id":3158,"date":"2020-09-24T19:06:15","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T18:06:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?p=3158"},"modified":"2020-09-24T22:15:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-24T21:15:59","slug":"meteors-are-overwhelmed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.monkstonepetanque.org.uk\/?p=3158","title":{"rendered":"Meteors Are Overwhelmed"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

From our cub reporter Gareth Spencer<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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.\u00a0<\/span>So with waterproofs on and the occasional umbrella there to support both teams braved the elements and got down to the task in hand.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Meteors were off to a flying start with the 2 Gills going into a 6-0 lead over Mike & Gareth.\u00a0 Norman & Ian were also up for the challenge as they lead 5-1 in their game.\u00a0<\/span>Mike & Gareth were relieved to take a point preventing the Fanny making the game 6-1.\u00a0 The girls took their next end making it 7-1.\u00a0 However, as their name implies, the Marauders weren\u2019t 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

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.\u00a0 The Marauders continued with that fighting spirit and finished the game 13-10 winners.<\/span><\/p>\n

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).\u00a0<\/span>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\u2019t last very long with Mike & Gareth taking two points on the next end to claim their second victory of the night.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the other game Phil & Rob were having a tough battle with the reigning Welsh Champion duo of the 2 Gills.\u00a0 This was to prove another nip and tuck game until the girls hit that magic number of 7 where they faltered again.\u00a0 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.<\/span><\/p>\n

The Marauders fought well in their games but unfortunately the Meteors fizzled out disappeared into the wet September night.\u00a0<\/span>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.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Super League Table after Round 3\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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