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| Report: | Hosting local rivals Risca A at Abertillery Sports Centre, Penybont were looking to make home advantage count, and with a 17–6 victory, the home outfit duly obliged.
Greg Price led the charge in string 1 against Jack Scott, securing three valuable team points for Penybont, despite Jack levelling the match at 1–1 and causing the captain more than a few headaches. A solid start for the home side.
String 4 saw Curtis Chapman take on Ben Smith, with three more points going Penybont’s way to keep the home team firmly in control.
Next up was string 3, where Huw Holder faced Steve Thomas. Unfortunately for Huw, despite two games going to tie-breaks, Captain Steve prevailed and the three points went Risca’s way, reminding the home side that this was not going to be an entirely straightforward evening.
String 5 saw Sam Leader take to the court against Steve Cambray. It was Steve with the fast start to take a 1-0 lead. Feeling under the weather Sam nevertheless fought on like a soldier, showing admirable determination to turn the match around and get the job done and secure another three points for Penybont. A sterling effort, particularly given that his body may have had other ideas!
Finally, string 2 saw Mick Jones take on Lewis Fraser. Referee Curtis, clearly keeping a close eye on proceedings, made the rather curious observation that there had been some “intriguing rallies”. Quite what he meant by this remains open to interpretation, but three more points for Penybont certainly provided some welcome clarity on the scoreboard.
With four of the five strings won, Penybont collected the four bonus points for winning the most strings to finish with an impressive 17–6 victory but Risca still hold league table bragging rights with a 2 point league over the Pennies.
As ever, the squash was only part of the evening. A good social followed, with food in the pub providing the perfect opportunity to put the world to rights, dissect the more intriguing rallies and celebrate a job well done.
A great night all round. Well played, Penybont, and thanks to Risca A for the match! Looking forward to the return fixture and a much better match report by Captain Stevo. |
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| Author: | Greg Price |
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| Notes: | AG 2R
excellent match report |
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