Hustlers prove too strong for Sports

There were also wins for Michelin Masters, Spotty Dogs and Connolly’s ‘B’ in the final round of fixtures before the festive break.

Social Sports 1, Fairhill Hustlers 5: Ritchie Irwin got the away team off to a good start when he beat Dennis Keenan in straight frames.

Paul Hayes doubled the score when he beat Ross Hill also in straight frames and then Derek Dunlop made the score 3-0 for Fairhill when he beat Richard Campbell 2-0.

In game four Robert Graham defeated Joni Millar by a score of 2-0 to make the score 4-0 for Fairhill.

In game five Richard Turtle had a win in straight frames over Justin Kilpatrick to open Social’s account but Hustlers had the final say when George McCullough defeated Brian Boyd by a 2-1 scoreline. MOM - Richard Turtle.

Michelin Masters 4, Coach Bar 2: Alan Armstrong beat Paul Gray 2-1 but had to come from one frame down to win while Drew Sloan beat Aaron Erwin also by a 2-1 scoreline.

In game three David Armstrong made the score 3-0 for Masters when he beat Denise Mitchell in straight frames.

In game four Rick McMaster defeated Derek Steele in straight frames for a 4-0 lead for the Masters.

David Gillespie pulled one back for the Coach when he defeated Brian Hanna by a 2-0 scoreline.

In the final game KD Crabbe pulled another one back for the Coach when he defeated Harry Eagleson also in straight frames. MOM - David Gillespie.

Spotty Dogs 5, Horse & Jockey 1: Martin McClintock came from being one frame down to win 2-1 against Brendan O’Mullan and put the Horse & Jockey one up but this was as good as it got for the Bryan Street side who lost the five remaining games.

In game two Damian White defeated Danielle Handley by a 2-1 scoreline, game three went the same way as Ian Boal defeated Eddie Maxwell 2-1 after losing the first frame.

In game four Chris Gordon defeated Norman Clark in straight frames and Malcolm Graffin defeated Henry Butler 2-1 to make the score 4-1 for the Spotty Dogs.

In the final game Robert Artt had a walkover because Horse & Jockey could only field five players. MOM - Martin McClintock.

Connolly’s B 4, Connolly’s A 2: Joey McNally put the A team one up when he beat Ryan Foster in straight frames.

In game two Barry McLarnon came from one down to win 2-1 against Niall McElroy and level the scores.

In game three Connaire McAuley had a 2-1 win over Connor Connolly after losing the first frame to give the A team a 2-1 lead in the match.

Dee Erwin levelled the match when he had a win in straight frames over Peter Kyle and the B team took the lead for the first time when Marcus Westhall beat Pat McAnally(snr) by a 2-1 scoreline after he had lost the first frame.

In the final game Pat McAnally(jnr) defeated William Mitchell by a 2-1 scoreline to wrap up victory for the B team. MOM - Barry McLarnon.