Marie starts Aghagallon rocking

Marie Corey set Aghagallon on the path to the Lisburn Zone Rosebowl triumph with a 21 shots win in one of the opening games and their interval lead was 27 shots over Rock.

The best game of the night in both matches was John Cushnahan’s one shot win over Eamon Hamill, but Ed Thompson made sure of a 28 shots Aghagallon win.

Singles at the first and ninth ends was all Frank Cunningham got as Marie Corey lifted three threes and a five and finished with a three to win by 19 shots.

Brian McKeown dropped a three but lifted one, one, two. Chris Connolly replied with one, two, two and after Rock added a single Aghagallon responded with a five. Rock finished with a double but lost by six shots.

Doubles were exchanged before John Cushnahan added another double, dropped a single before Eamon Hamill levelled with three singles. Rock got the winning single.

Ed Thompson won the first six ends and included a three to lead 11-0 but Michael Reid took the remaining ends and also included a three but lost by four shots.

E. Cunningham, D. Lunn, S. Cushnahan, F. Cunningham 2, U. Corey, B. Clenaghan, G. Mellan, M. Corey 21; T. Cushnahan, H. Hart, P. Connolly, B. McKeown 7, B. Brown, D. Foster, J. Connolly, C. Connolly 13; J. Fleming, P. Cushnahan, S. Cushnahan, J. Cushnahan 7, M. Fitzpatrick, B. Clenaghan, G. Little, E. Hamill 6; H. Fleming, C. McNeice, J. Cushnahan, M. Reid 7, B. Clenaghan, P. Mitchell, G. McVeigh, E. Thompson 11.