Black Country moved two places up the table to fourth in the L-Style Division One of the UKDA National League after winning their home tie with Devon 24-12 and with only seven points the difference between them and second placed Leicestershire promotion is still a possibility as in their final game Leicestershire will play away against third placed Gwent while Black Country, who will also play away, will face up to bottom of the table Tyne and Wear.
In their latest fixture Black Country played at home against Devon and although their ladies ‘B’ lost 4-2 the men’s ‘B’ gave them a lead of 11-7 on the day as they won 9-3. Taking the match awards for the ladies ‘B’ was Heather Wright with a 16.76 average and with a 27.46 average Rob Smith collected the men’s ‘B’ award. Sunday was a very good day for the home side as the ladies won 5-1 with Grace Angell their top player averaging 21.85 and with a 32.85 average Reece Colley was the man of the match for the men’s ‘A’ team to take the final score to 24-12 for Black Country.
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