By David Nagel
The Snipers have sent a message to the rest of the teams in the South West Gippsland Darts League (SWGDL) after a thumping win over the previously undefeated Rebels.
The Snipers are now one of only two unbeaten teams – alongside Just Social – after outplaying the Rebels 11-4 in a one-sided shootout on Tuesday night.
Paky One is also a team to watch out for after it survived a nail-biting finish against the Warriors, winning 8-7. Shane from Paky One proved a valuable member of the team, throwing a maximum 180 in his team’s narrow victory.
Ant, from the Warriors, produced a 121 check-out in his team’s loss.
Just Social proved too strong for Gembrook, with Pez showing his class with a season-high 158 check-out in a dominant 12-3 win.
And Middels have tasted their first victory of the season after a hard-fought 8-7 victory over the Mud Rats.
Some big games are coming up over the next two weeks with the game between Snipers and Just Social, at the Cardinia Club on Tuesday 8 March, set to be a beauty.
LADDER W L F A % PTS
Snipers 3 0 32 13 246.15 12
Just Social 3 0 28 17 164.71 12
Paky One 2 1 26 19 136.84 8
Rebels 2 1 25 20 125.00 8
Warriors 1 2 24 21 114.29 4
Middels 1 2 15 30 50.00 4
Mud Rats 0 3 18 27 66.67 0
Gembrook 0 3 12 33 36.36 0
Round-3 Results
Paky One 8 def Warriors 7, Just Social 12 def Gembrook 3, Middels 8 def Mud Rats 7, Snipers 11 def Rebels 4.
Next Two Rounds
Round 4 – Tuesday, March 1, 7.30pm
Snipers v Paky One (Cardinia Club), Just Social v Middels (Kooweerup Hotel), Warriors v Mud Rats (Cardinia Club), Gembrook v Rebels (Cardinia Club).
Round 5 – Tuesday, March 8, 7.30pm
Middels v Pakenham (Middels Restaurant), Snipers v Just Social (Cardinia Club), Mud Rats v Gembrook (Cardinia Club), Rebels v Warriors (Railway Hotel – Warragul).
Season Bests
Most Tons
20 – Dean (Snipers), 15 – Thom (Rebels), 14 – Aaron (Snipers), 13 – Shane (Paky One), Jerome (Rebels), 12 – Noel (Paky One), 11 – Troy (Just Social), 10 – Terry (Just Social).
180’s
Troy, Liam, Shane (Round 3).
100+ Peg Outs
158 – Pez (Just Social), 151 – Thorne (Rebels), 121 – Ant (Warriors), 117 – Shane (Paky One), 104 – Troy (Just Social), 100 – Tim (Snipers).