By David Nagel
Another brilliant night of action has taken place in round seven of the Mountain Dart League with four 180s being thrown along with five 100-plus checkouts.
The top three teams in Division 1 have now put a healthy gap between themselves and the rest of the competition after scoring important wins on Friday night.
High 5’s had a comfortable 16-5 victory over V.I.P., while Noble Park kept pace with the ladder leaders after a 12-9 success over Bulls Eyes.
And Bad Boys have kept the top two honest with a 13-8 triumph over Rebels.
The close one of the night came in the bottom-of-the-ladder clash between Redbacks and Clayton Bowls Club, with Redbacks jumping one game clear of Clayton with a heart-stopping 11-10 victory.
• DIVISION 1
RESULTS: Redbacks def Clayton Bowls Club 11-10, Noble Park def MDDA Bulls Eyes 12-9, High 5’s def V.I.P. 16-5, Bad Boys def Rebels 13-8.
LADDER: High 5’s 24, Noble Park 24, Bad Boys 20, MDDA Bulls Eyes 16, Rebels 12, V.I.P. 8, Redbacks 8, Clayton Bowl Club 4.
HIGH SCORE: B Richardson (Noble Park) 177, S Beasy (Noble Park) 171.
HIGH FINISH: P Ahotolu (V.I.P.) 121.
MOST WINS: T Peea (V.I.P.) 19.
MOST TONS: Jamie Wolf (Bad Boys) 47.
180s: P. Ahotolu (V.I.P.) 2, D. Sherson (MDDA Bulls Eyes), S. Ballinger (Bad Boys).
• DIVISION 2
RESULTS: Bandits def Outcasts 11-10, Black Bulls def Spectrum 15-6, TNT def Clayton 11-10, Stingrays – Bye.
LADDER: Black Bulls 16, Outcasts 16, Bandits 12, Spectrum 12, The Night Trawlers 12, Clayton Bowls Club 8, Stingrays 4.
HIGH SCORE: Ash (Bandits) 174.
HIGH FINISH: Mark (Outcasts) 114, Rod (Clayton Bowls Club) 107, Kiwi (Black Bulls) 102.
MOST TONS: Paul (The Night Trawlers) 24, Shane (Black Bulls) 20.
180s: Shane (Black Bulls), Jack and Rod (Clayton Bowls Club), Brett, Tony and Ethan (Stingrays), Jay and Chris (Spectrum), Ash and Bernie (Bandits), Mitch (TNT).
• DIVISION 3
LADDER; Redbacks 24, Madarras 16, The Goodies 12, Vales 12, Clayton Bowls Club 12, Stingers 8.
RESULTS: Madarras def Redbacks 12-9, Vales def The Goodies 14-7, Clayton Bowls Club def Stingers 11-10.
HIGHEST SCORE: Steve (Stingers) 174, Moana Tutera (Vales 3) 159, Dave Davies (Stingers) 144.
HIGHEST FINISH: Damien Hammond (Redbacks) 142, Michael S. (The Goodies) 100.
MOST SINGLE WINS: Damien Hammond (Redbacks) 17, Steve Clark (Madarras) 17, Jamie Pelegrino (Redbacks) 15.
MOST TONS: Steve (Madarras) 29, Damien Hammond (Redbacks) 22, Michael Bignell (Madarras) 17.
180’s: Terry (Madarras) 2, Neil Phillips (Redbacks), Steve Evans (Stingers).
