Navigation vs St Anthonys B

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St Anthonys B came away from The Navi with a convincing 5–2 victory in their first league meeting of the 2025 season. They also took the gallon 2–0 to round off a strong night on the road.

Martin Tyson got things rolling in style for the visitors in game 1, sweeping past Chris Stone 3–0 with six scores of 100+, a 67.3 average and a tidy 20-dart leg. Dave Hart followed up with another whitewash in game 2 against Gary Molyneux, firing in eight 100+ scores, a 15-darter and a classy 75.15 average to put the champions two up. The Saints were looking ominously on form, and Mike Shaw exemplified this in the third, landing nine 100+ scores, a 16 darter and averaging 86.71 as he beat Andy Kindred 3–0 to stretch the overall lead to 3-0.

With the match on the line, Navigations Mark Skelton took Alan Dawson to a last leg decider in game 4, but Dawson eventually got over the line 3–2 to secure the match for his side. Kev Kelly pulled one back with a solid 3–1 win over Kaine Goldie in game 5, before Callum Loose produced the standout performance for the home side, banging in a 15-dart leg, a superb 141 checkout, and nine scores of 100+, defeating Col Smith 3–1 and posting a winning average of 76.92.

But any hopes of another consolation point were shut down in game 7, where Sean Wilkinson wrapped things up with a 3–0 win over Michael Hopps, sealing the 5–2 win. Wilkinson’s effort included five 100+ scores, a 20-darter and a 100 checkout, rounding off a strong team display from the Saints.