Black Country lost their first fixture of the season in division two of the UKDA National League 20-16 away to West of England but then won 19-17 at home against Norfolk, their third fixture brought together last season’s two promoted teams from division three as they travelled to take on Gloucestershire.
Both ladies teams proved to be too good for their hosts as the ‘B’ side won 5-1, Lacey Hughes (16.17) their award winner and the ‘A’ team won 4-2 with the award going to Chez Allcock who won 3-0 against Kirsty Dixon with a top average of 23.12.
The men’s teams made it wins for all four teams for the fixture with the ‘B’ side winning 8-4 and the ‘A’ 10-2 with the respective match awards going to Tom Bissell (30.00) and Paul Wells (29.47).
With all four teams winning the final score was a convincing 27-9 win for the Black Country which saw them leap up the table from sixth to second place, just one point short of leaders West of England.
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