By Marcus Uhe
Just Social has reclaimed its place at the top of the South West Gippsland Dart League table, prevailing 9-6 in a grand final rematch against Warriors.
While the result didn’t go the Warriors’ way, Hank and Jazz’s side can take heart in pushing the reigning champions as close as anyone has in the Summer season to date.
Ant threw six tons and set the benchmark for the season’s highest peg with 160, while Etty threw five, but it wasn’t enough for the runner-up to extract revenge for last season’s grand final loss.
The Warriors’ loss saw them fall from first to third on the table, leaped by Snipers who thrashed Hoodies 15-0.
Six tons from Tim led the way while Chris added four for Snipers, who clearly had a percentage booster in their sights.
Mud Rats have now won their last two, defeating Fore 10-5 to ensure they continue to search for an opening win of the campaign.
Gembrook and Paky One, meanwhile, are back on the winners list, having recovered from close losses last week.
Doug’s excellent season for Gembrook continues, throwing another five tons in the 11-4 victory over 26s, while a monster peg of 124 from Shane helped Paky One prevail by the same result over Bullseyes.
In a spectacular round of darting, seven players threw 180s and 110 tons were registered as teams shake off any rust from the offseason.
Results R5: Mud Rats 10 v Fore 5, Snipers 15 v Hoodies 0, Gembrook 11 v 26ers 4, Paky One 11 v Bullseyes 4, Just Social 9 v Warriors 6.
Ladder: Just Social 16, Snipers 16, Warriors 16, 26ers 12, Gembrook 12, Paky One 12, Mud rats 8, Rebels 4, Bullseyes 4, Fore 0, Hoodies 0.
Fixture R6: Hoodies (11) v Gembrook (5), Paky One (6) v Just Social (1), 26ers (4) v Snipers (3), Fore (10) v Rebels (8), Warriors (3) v Bullseyes (9). Mud Rats -Bye.
