EBF BOWLS: Ayscoughfee reel off ninth straight victory
Spalding and District EBF Bowls League
AWESOME Ayscoughfee A marched to the top of the Division Two standings with after toppling Holbeach USC A in a top of the table tussle.
The 5-1 home success made it nine wins on the bounce for Eamonn Cherry's side, and they are now a point clear at the summit.
All three of Ayscoughfee's rink wins were impressive, but the best effort came from D Ground, A Caress and P Caress, who coasted to a 27-10 triumph.
BSC now move into the title picture in third, following a hard-fought success over Sutton Bridge B.
They won on three rinks to claim a 5-1 victory, although Sutton never made it easy.
Top rink came from M Wilkinson, A Wright and M Deacon (25-13), as BSC moved within three points of top spot.
Fourth-placed Sutton Bridge A enjoyed the biggest win of the week in the second tier.
A strong all-round display saw all rinks victorious, with B Wright, K Burton and T Burton top scorers (24-13).
Meanwhile in the top flight, Carter's Park A extended their lead at the summit by half a point.
They produced a superb display to dispatch Moulton Harrox A 5.5-0.5, although Harrox performed admirably.
The highlight of the clash saw P Salter, N Dunham and I Bollons draw 21-21 with H Greaves, S Quinton and Bob Duke.
Spalding Town A are still the main challengers to Carter's Park, and they saw off Consti A 5-1 last week.
Town racked up 91 shots in the victory, which saw D Hammond, A Almond and D Dunham (21-8) steal the show.
The win leaves them three points off the pace.
Elsewhere, perhaps the most notable performance of the week saw Whaplode Drove A crush Billingborough A 6-0.
In what was only Whaplode's third win of the season, A Jealous, K Holmes and D Stanton Jnr's 24-13 rink success was the best on show.
The closest match in the division saw Bourne Town A squeeze past Donington 4-2.
Both sides won two rinks each, but even a massive 35-7 win from Donington's M Laidler, T Stanley and D Timm wasn't enough to sway the shot-count in their favour.Meanwhile, the top four sides in Division Three all recorded resounding victories.
Whaplode Drove were the biggest winners, as they notched 101 shots in a 6-0 romp at Billingborough B.
All four rinks contributed well to the overall shot count, but M Waterson, M Crump and D Burgess (28-10) just edged out the rest.
Leaders Moulton Harrox B maintained their six point lead by taking the honours in an all-club affair with the C team.
The trio of H Kirby, R Wade and R Walpole secured a handsome 25-10 rink win in the process.
At the foot, Carter's Park C inflicted another defeat on spirited strugglers Royal Mail Cart B.
The basement side managed 78 shots, but their Holbeach-based opponents amassed seven more, and took the spoils 5-1.
In Division Four, leaders Consti B shrugged off last weeks defeat to get back on the winning trail.
Holbeach USC C were their victims, although the 4.5-1.5 result was a close-run thing.
Second-placed Castle B gained another half a point back on them however, following their comprehensive five-point return from Spalding Town D.
E Hannah, A Sculthorpe and D Newby's 27-6 rink win was the highlight.
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