By Marcus Uhe
Round nine of the South West Gippsland Dart League anointed a new exclusive club of seven tonners as three competition heavyweights threw sensational games on Tuesday night.
Two of the league’s shining lights in Dean from Snipers and Steve from Predators were joined by Steve’s Predators teammate, Jordan, in seventh heaven as both sides recorded comfortable, near shut-out wins.
Predators gave an indication as to the gap between the top of the field and the middle of the table with a crushing 14-1 win over eighth-placed 26ers and Snipers continued to heap pain on the winless Dart Attack with a decisive 13-2 result.
Mud Rats saluted in an eight-point game over Just Social, its third win in a row, to move into outright fourth on the table, while 10th placed Railway upset sixth placed Dart Vaders in an 8-7 thriller.
Fore, meanwhile, consigned Hoodies to its second scoreless game of the season.
Snipers and Just Social will come face-to-face in round 10 for the first time since last season’s grand final, when Snipers upset the defending champions 8-5.
Results R9: Predators 14 v 26ers 1, Snipers 13 v Dart Attack 2, Railway 8 v Dart Vaders 7, Gembrook 11 v Generals 4, Cheers 13 v Bullseyes 2, Fore 15 v Hoodies 0, Mud Rats 10 v Just Social 5.
Ladder: Predators 36, Snipers 36, Cheers 32, Mud Rats 28, Gembrook 24, Dart Vaders 24, Just Social 20, 26ers 16, Fore 12, Railway 12, Generals 8, Bullseyes 4, Dart Attack 0, Hoodies 0.
Fixture R10: Gembrook (5) v Railway (10), Fore (9) v Cheers (3), Mud Rats (4) v Predators (1), Generals (11) v Bullseyes (12), Dart Attack (13) v Hoodies (14), 26ers (8) v Dart Vaders (6), Just Social (7) v Snipers (2).
