Bridlington Alexandra BC team eye Independent League glory after home win against Seamer
The Bridlington Alexandra Bowling Club Independent League team are still with a chance of securing a top two finish in Division 1 and were at home to Seamer on Friday evening.
McCall/Worsfold/McCall began strongly and led 12-2 after 6 ends, but their opponents hit back and by end 13 they only trailed by one shot at 14-13.
The Bridlington triple then regained their line and length and went on to win all of the remaining ends to take the game 21-13.
Watson/Scruton/Hutchinson fought a very close battle with their opponents, 7-0 down after only three ends they hit back and by end 10 they trailed by only 9-8.
Seamer then took the following three ends to extend their lead to 14-8, but once again Bridlington came back and on end 15 they levelled the score.
One shot to Seamer on the next end inched them ahead but Bridlington then gained the upper hand and four shots on end 17 took them into an 18-15 lead.
With only one shot to Seamer on the final end Bridlington secured an 18-16 victory.
On the final rink Buckle/Mitchell/Mitchell had a similar close encounter with their opponents. 7-2 down after six ends, Seamer took the following three ends to edge into an 8-7 lead.
Three shots to the Alex on end ten took them back into the lead but by end 15 the game had swung Seamers way at 13-11.
The Bridlington triple continued to bowl steadily and kept their nerve, going on to win the three remaining ends and gain a 15-13 victory.
All eight points to Bridlington.
With the end of the season in sight Bridlington now go on to play their two big rivals for honours, Hutton Cranswick and Driffield Town A, and their final position in the league now rests in their hands.
The BABC A team travelled to Withernsea in Division A of the Driffield Vets League.Both triples found the conditions very difficult.
McCall/Hutchinson/McCall got off to a steady start and by end 12 they had built up a 15-9 lead.
The hosts then came back and by end 15 they had narrowed the deficit to 15-12.
One shot to Bridlington on the next end took them closer to victory, but on the penultimate end they gave away 5 shots to trail by one going into the last end.
In a thrilling finish the Alex triple held their nerve and gained four shots to give them the win.
On the other rink, Buckle/Mitchell/Mitchell were finding the green conditions difficult to master and by end nine they were trailing 14-2.
They then mounted a mini comeback and by end 16 they only trailed 18-13.
Sadly for them, Withernsea took the final two ends to seal a 21-13 victory. Two points to the Alex.
The B team played a strong Hornsea 2 side in Division E and both triples found their opposition too strong but, despite this disappointing result, going into the final games their promotion hopes remain intact.
The A team played their final midweek Division 1 game against runaway league leaders Hutton Cranswick and did not fare well, losing on both rinks, but despite having a depleted squad for the entire season the A team still secured the runners up position in division 1 of the mid-week league.