St Anthonys C vs Garricks Head

Match Information

St Anthonys C 4 – 3 Garricks Head

St Anthonys C edged a tense affair at home to Garricks Head, recovering from 3–2 down to win the last two games and take the match 4–3. The visitors claimed the gallon 2–1, but it was the hosts who dug deep when it mattered.

Jimmy Starr got the ball rolling in game one with a commanding 2–0 win over Lex Davies, firing in four 100+ scores and checking out in 20 darts, finishing up with a 66.8 average in a classy performance. Garricks hit back swiftly in game two as Daryl Patrick levelled the match, beating Michael Horrocks in 2 straight legs with a 26-dart finish and a match average of 57.81.

Game three saw St Anthonys regain the lead, with Steve Williams edging Connor Trueman 2–1 in a tight contest, but again Garricks responded, this time taking back-to-back wins as Lucas Entwistle beat Dan Tierney 2–0 in game four  and Dylan Bell followed up in game five with a 2–1 win over Eddie Williamson – both players recording a pair of ton-plus scores.

That left the visitors 3–2 up and needing one more to clinch the match — but St Anthonys weren’t done. Ryan Horrocks dug deep to see off Jake Fairhurst 2–0 in game six, before Dale Holt sealed the comeback in game seven with a 2–1 win against Hayden Tiplady.