By Marcus Uhe
Cheers’ undefeated streak to open the new South West Gippsland Dart League season came to an end at the hands of Snipers last week in an 8-7 thriller at the Nar Nar Goon hotel.
The trio of Ant, Shane and Liam combined for 11 tons but it wasn’t enough to get the better of Dean and his Snipers in the highly-anticipated clash.
Despite the win, Snipers have been jumped in the standings on percentage by Predators, who enjoyed a 14-1 thrashing over Generals.
Steve returned to action for the Predators with eight tons to lead the way for his side, vaulting back to prime position for the first time since round four.
Predators and Cheers remain the only undefeated sides in the competition thus far.
Bullseyes picked up its first win of the season, edging Hoodies 8-7.
4×4’s second 180 of the season helped Just Social to a comfortable 13-2 win over Railway, while Mud Rats and Dart Vaders recorded sound wins over Fore and Gembrook, respectively.
26ers, meanwhile, made it back-to-back wins, downing Dart Attack 10-5, anchoring them to the foot of the table as one of two winless sides.
Round eight will be played on Tuesday 16 April.
Results R7: Dart Vaders 9 v Gembrook 6, Predators 14 v Generals 1, Snipers 8 v Cheers 7, Mud Rats 11 v Fore 4, Bullseyes 8 v Hoodies 7, Just Social 13 v Railway 2, 26ers 10 v Dart Attack 5.
Ladder: Predators 28, Snipers 28, Cheers 24, Mud Rats 20, Dart Vaders 20, Just Social 16, 26ers 16, Gembrook 16, Fore 8, Generals 8, Railway 8, Bullseyes 4, Hoodies 0, Dart Attack 0.
Fixture R8: Gembrook 8 v Bullseyes 12, Cheers 3 v Hoodies 13, Generals 10 v Dart Vaders 5, Fore 9 v Snipers 2, Railway 11 v Predators 1, Dart Attack 14 v Mud Rats 4, 26ers 7 v Just Social 6.
