Carrick Pool League's Castle Cup Final
In the Monday night prelim the high flying Galacticos came down to earth with a bump as Whitehead Spartans knocked them out at the first hurdle by a score line of 5-8.
The league leaders, Titans travelled to Times Bar to take on second placed Scorpions in a race to 8. The Titans raced out of the blocks with Brian Crilly and Riley Patterson taking the first two. Scorpions Paul Kerr and Stephen Johnston hit back to draw level. Titans Aaron Wright and Riley Patterson with a break and dish took the two frame advantage once more. Lee McIlreevy secured the last frame of the first half to reduce Scorpions arrears to 3-4.
Riley Patterson chipped in his third for the night and Paul Kerr hit back once more. Dean McDonagh put the Larne men 4-6 up. Stephen Johnston and Aron Leslie levelled up the scores at 6-6. Sensing a momentum swing Titan’s Ryan McKillop broke and dished to put the Titans on the hill. Lee McIlreevy dug deep to level at 7-7 and ensure a single frame shoot out.
Titan’s captain, Andy Quinn faced Scorpions Aaron Leslie. Aaron held his nerve and secured a safe passage into the final for the Times Bar Scorpions drawing on his years of experience and tactical prowess.
Final score Times Bar Scorpions 8 Q Club Titans 7.
Scorpions will meet Grange in the final after they defeated Spartans to reach the final which will take place on February 3 in Grange Bar.