MOONFLEET C    35     v     BRIDPORT B    33

Moonfleet Ladies C team travelled to Bridport in this their penultimate game of the season in the Ladies County League. Kathy Samson, Lyn Wellman, Maureen Plummer and skip Kerry Wilson had a really close tussle against the Bridport rink with skip L Walker. First one rink then the other took control and, by end nine, the scores were level 6 – 6. The Moonfleet quartet then moved ahead 12 – 7 over the next four ends only to be overtaken again, helped by a six shot take to the hosts. Undeterred, the Moonfleet ladies continued to fight back, but with the final four ends going to Bridport, they finished just three shots behind 17 – 20.

On the other rink Sandra Errington, Mary Curran, Jean Lucas and skip Val Spicer had an equally tight game against the Bridport rink with skip M Meech. The hosts had the edge over the first eleven ends and were 10 – 4 ahead when the Fleet foursome came into their own. Winning the next five ends, the visitors added ten shots to their score and moved ahead 14 – 10. Although the Bridport ladies won three out of the final five ends with single shots, the Moonfleet quartet kept their nerve and, adding a further four shots to their total claimed a close 18 – 13 victory, an overall 35 – 33 score and six points for the match.

Julie Watts