Dromore Bs are still in the hunt despite two losses

Dromore B are still in the NIBA Division Five promotion hunt though they lost away to fellow challengers, Lurgan B by nine shots and took two points.

Ahead 9-8 at the tenth Derek Burns was 11-13 down at 15 ends and lost a closely contested game by a shot.

At the tenth Sammy Malcolmson was 12-7 ahead and 17-13 at 15 ends, but he needed to lift a four at the last end to win by a shot.

Down 4-12 at the tenth and 5-23 at 15 ends Tom Sudlow lost by 18 shots.

At the tenth Alan Sudlow was 10-8 ahead and 17-13 at 15 ends before going on to record a nine shots win.

T. Dempsey 17, T. Ogle, C. Davis, T. Wilson, D. Burns 16; W. McCullough 22, J. Black, J. Cunningham, R. Malcolmson, S. Malcolmson 23; S. Neill 32, I. Houston, S. Harrison, H. Maxwell, T. Sudlow 14; E. Quinn 14, K. Poots, W. J. Morgan, S. Dugan, A. Sudlow 23.

ANTRIM 79 (5) DROMORE B 65 (2)

Dromore B lost by 14 shots to fellow promotion seekers, Antrim, but the two away points could be useful.

Down 4-12 at the tenth and 6-20 at 15 ends Alan Sudlow lost by nine shots.

At the tenth Tommy Wilson was 10-6 ahead and 13-8 at 15 ends and he went on to win by four shots in the 18 ends games.

Tom Sudlow was 13-11 ahead at the tenth and 18-15 at 15 ends. Dromore managed to hold on for a one shot win.

Down 5-13 at the tenth Sammy Malcolmson came back to 10-15 at 15 ends but lost by ten shots.