Yealmpton v KTBC South Hams Triples 5 July

Keith BastonSouth Hams Triples League

Town made the journey to Yealmpton for a match in the South Hams Triples League. Yealmpton always make things difficult on their green and a very tight match was played. After 5 ends the score was 5-14 to Yealmpton but Town steadily eased the deficit to 4 shots at the half way mark and after pulling level at 15 ends went on to win by just 2 shots, 34-32.

Keith Baston’s rink dropped a count of 4 to trail 3-7 after 5 ends  but a run of 9 shots and a count of 5 in the 2nd half gave them a 22-12 win. On the rink skipped by Eric Fitch, Town fell 2-9 down after 6 ends but from this point shots were traded equally to lose by 8 shots.

Details:- Colin Baker, Tim Lewis, Keith Baston won 22-12. Tony Walters, David Thorne, Eric Fitch lost 12-20.

So Town scored 4 league points to Yealmpton’s 2 to retain pole position in the league.