Miners Arms moved within touching distance of retaining their Maryport Sunday Night Darts League title when they edged out Sun Inn A in a thrilling match in Prospect.
It was the Aspatria side that took the lead as 15-year-old Jayden Faulder took on William Thompson and continued his fine recent form to put Sun Inn ahead.
Darren Bowe then defeated Zane Alderson to tie the game, and then Ryan Fisher and Mark Harrison (Sun) took their legs while Mark Pearson and Steven Ostle replied for the Miners.
It was all square at 3-3 heading into the doubles where Miners took all three doubles to secure the victory in a match that ended 6-5 after the Sun took both trebles.
Second-placed Sun Dial A beat the Bowling Club Babes 11-0 with Graham Hewitt, William Edgar, Willy Richards, James Jackson, Tony Quinn (93 Checkout) and Adam Palmer all on fine form.
Silloth Bowling Club took on Elbra Club and it was one way traffic as they raced into a 5-1 lead in the singles, Jake Jones with the sole leg for Elbra.
Jimmy Pattinson (120 off), Ronnie Frith, Trevor Frith, Jamie Redman and Dan Redman all won for Silloth. Some tv darts from Dan Redman saw him checkout on 130 for a 15 dart leg.
Silloth then took out all the doubles to have an 8-1 lead before Elbra won both trebles for a final score of 8-3.
Maryport Bowling Club A beat Glasson Rangers 6-5 – Danny Stewart, Jay Thompson and Dan Sewell winning for BC while Olly Lowes, Anthony Penrice and skipper Scott Heaney replied, leaving it at 3-3 before the doubles.
Bowling Club captain Steven Sewell and Dan Thompson made it 4-3 but Glasson took the next two through Noah Bowness and Finlay McGuire then Scott Heaney and Gary Austin to lead 5-4.
However the night belonged to the Bowling Club and they won both trebles to seal the comeback and win 6-5.
The final game of the night was in Aspatria as the Sun Inn Arrows took on Sun Dial B.
Adam Gill and Woody Lukeman put the Arrows 2-0 up before Martin Bell pulled one back. Jamie Glencross made it 3-1 but Jonathan Collister and Martyn Bell levelled it up.
Ralph Palmer and Stephen Tyson put Dial B 4-3 in front but back came the Arrows with Matt Glencross coming in for the double replacing Gary Miller and alongside son Jamie he tied the game 4-4.
Jobby Dunn replaced Lukeman and helped put the Arrows 5-4 in front alongside Wayne Southward.
Gill, Dunn and Miller again shone in the treble to secure the victory for the home side before Paul Davies, Collister and Bell took the final treble for a 6-5 win, the third on the spin for the Sun Arrows.
Team Knockout draw was made at the Miners Arms to be played March 15:
- Sun Dial B/Elbra v Bowling Club A
- Bowling Club B/Sun Inn A v Glasson Rangers
- Sun Inn Arrows v Sun Dial A
- Miners Arms v Silloth Bowling Club
