Buck Inn-eers vs Vine Inn

Match Information

Buck Inn-eers 5 – 2 Vine Inn

The Vine went into this fixure in ominous form with a 16 point lead at the top of the table over their opponents in second place, so anything but a win for the Bucks would have been a big blow in the title battle. The Buck Inn-eers rose to the occasion and made it back-to-back wins against the Vine with a 5–2 victory at home, clinching the match with a clean sweep in the first four games before trading blows in the final stretch. They also took the gallon 2–0 to complete a strong night overall.

Declan Law set the tone for the home side with a 2–0 win against Billy Sanders in game one, before captain Joshua Craven then made it 2–0 after edging past Kyran Eyes 2–1. George Banner added another point in game three, seeing off Ryan Sanders in 3 straight legs, and James Golds sealed the quickfire team win in game four with a 2–1 result over James Garside.

The Vine’s Charlie Sanders pulled one back in game five with a 2–1 win against Rick Hindle, racking up three 100+ scores, a 21 darter and a 74 checkout, but Matt Kershaw restored the Buck’s momentum in game six by making it 5-1 with a 2–0 win over Geoff Sanders, hitting a 22-darter and posting a 63.96 average.

The final word went to Vine’s Dave Goulden, who wrapped up game seven with a commanding 2–0 win against James Abbey. Goulden fired in three 100+ scores and a 23-dart leg, finishing with the highest average of the match at 65.35.