Midweek are whitewashed

The match on rink 1 was a close affair with Roy Kernohan, Liam Lyness, Paul Davidson and Billy Scullion in action against S Saulters.

There were never more than 4 shots in the game with the lead changing hands on several occasions. The scores were level at 15-15 going in to the last end but it was the Mossley rink who claimed victory when they picked up a count of 6 shots to register a 21-15 win.

Eddie Leckey, Tommy Crooks, Don McKee and Harold Smyth made an encouraging start against J Hylands scoring 7 shots without reply over the first 3 ends.

Unfortunately the Braid men could not build on this lead and were unable to score over the next 6 ends by which time they found themselves 13-7 down. The remainder of the match was even with the home rink eventually claiming a 19-13 victory.

John Houston, Dessie Shaw, Alan McCombe and John Greer were level at 5-5 after 8 ends against the Mossley rink skipped by W Daye.

Four ends later there was still nothing to separate the rinks, however the Ballymena rink could only score on one of the remaining ends to leave the home rink victors by 17 shots to 10.

Joe McKernan, Robert Mark, George Stewart and Jim Cameron did not make the best of starts against G Kearney trailing by 8 shots to 1 after seven ends. Three ends later the visitors had reduced the arrears to 3 shots, but they were restricted to only two more scoring ends to go down by 16 shots to 9.

This week Ballymena Midweek Park will be looking for their first victory of the season when the entertain Ards.