Lurgan Ladies head to Holywood and bag the points
Lurgan Ladies headed to the coast to face Holywood in their latest league match. The weather was far from the expected sunshine with the temperature dropping to 9oC; so it was decided before that they would play 15 ends instead of the usual 18.
On rink one Angela Thompson and her team were fighting a close match and by the 10th end Holywood and were leading by just 1 shot with the scores sitting at Holywood 10 Lurgan 9.
However, the Lurgan Ladies took control on the final four ends of the match scoring an impressive 10 shots resulting in a great win for the Lurgan team with a score of Holywood 10 Lurgan 19 to gain a match point
Irene Doone and her team, on rink two started with an impressive five shots on the first end and they continued to dominate the game only conceding one end in the first 10 ends. Holywood gained four shots over the final five ends but there was no catching the Lurgan Ladies who finished with a score of Holywood 7 Lurgan 17 – Lurgan’s second match point
On rink three Eileen Robson and her team were facing a more difficult match as the Holywood Team took control and the Lurgan Ladies could not break the outstanding playing of the Holywood Skip. The Lurgan team were outmatched on the day with Holywood 12 shots ahead to finish Holywood 20 Lurgan 8.
The final overall score was Holywood 38 Lurgan 52 resulting in five points to Lurgan which takes Lurgan into second place in the NIWBA Senior League with Portadown lying third with a match in hand.
On Thursday afternoon the team faces local rivals, Portadown in an NIWBA Senior Lesgue match when they hope to reduce Portadown's lead at the top of the table.