Hoyle Perfect Foil In Leaders' Title Bid

A 7-4 win for Beacon Park at Lugger A in the Plymouth Open League Division A was dominated by the form of Phil Hoyle to leave the leaders two points ahead at the top with just two to play.

Hoyle added a 17 darter to his 88 checkout whilst teammate Keith Carter won a leg in 18 and Matt Forder provided the only maximum for the opposition.

Second placed Victory kept the heat up on their title rivals with an 8-3 win over Falstaff A with the top two due to clash in the final game of the season.

Neil White fired home a brilliant 122 checkout to join a maximum by teammate Frankie Stout in the routine win that continued to keep the close title race alive.

Cherry Tree B were defeated 6-5 by Prince Maurice in spite of Cobie Harris' (26.37) 17 darter during a fine 2-0 individual success.

A 75 checkout by Kevin Evans for Weston Mill Oak Villa during their 6-5 win over Ker St A paled into insignificance after checkouts of 134 by Rob May and a 156 from Nick Bromley for the opposition.

180s by Mike Hill and Aaron Wells lit up an 8-3 win for Wells' Ker St C at home against Hill's visitors from Weston Mill.

Lee Medway's maximum in the final singles rubber of a 6-5 win for Fortescue over St Johnston A provided the ammunition to take him to a 2-0 win with the scores tied at 5-5.

As the score line suggests, it wasn't all one way traffic with the Keyham side providing moments of brilliance through a John Nixon 83 checkout and an 18 darter by Kev Hulcoop.

St Johnston B faired better than their stablemates with a 6-5 success over Mainstone B that contained a Dam O'Brien 78 checkout for the defeated side.

Sean Taylor and Del Bryce both added maximums in Legends Lounge's 10-1 success during their visit to Ker St B that mathematically confirmed their inevitable Division B title win.

Elsewhere in the second tier, Jordan Lee added the game's only maximum during a 10-1 win for Prince Maurice FC versus Cherry Tree A who had to wait until the final rubber of the match to claim their first point.

Ian Davison fired a 180, but that couldn't stop his St Levans team from succumbing to a 7-4 loss at the hands of Pennycross.

Fawn lost the first leg of the match but won all remaining points in their 10-1 win over Ker St D whilst Lugger B dominated King Billy 11-0 and King Billy B were 8-3 winners at Falstaff B.