03/09/2026
๐ฏ SWSDL Round 9 Wrap-Up ๐ฏ
Round 9 delivered 6โ5 results in Division 3, while our Mixed team continued its run against some of the competitionโs toughest opponents.
๐ข DIVISION 3
Both of our Div 3 teams went into the night with something to prove โ albeit for slightly different reasons.
After breaking through for their first win of the season last week, Rex #2 wanted to prove it was no one-off and make it back-to-back victories.
Bowls #2, meanwhile, were looking to bounce back after last weekโs loss and get themselves back on track.
Neither had an easy assignment. Bowls #2 faced ladder leaders Merrylands, while Rex #2 took on 3rd-placed St Marys Leagues.
Both matches finished 6โ5.
Unfortunately, only one went our way!
๐ฅ Rex #2 โ BACK-TO-BACK!!!
The Teams and Pairs matches were tightly contested, with Rex #2 taking three of the opening five to grab a crucial 3โ2 advantage heading into the singles.
Among the highlights was Sledgy opening his Pairs game with a 180!
But St Marys werenโt going anywhere.
Some missed chances allowed them to take the opening two Singles matches and suddenly the momentum โ and the pressure โ had swung their way.
Sledgy and Jake were having none of it.
Both powered through their Singles in straight legs, putting Rex #2 within touching distance of victory and leaving Sam and Shan to try to see it home.
Sam couldnโt quite get his match over the line, meaning it all came down to Shan in the final Singles.
And this one tested the nerves!
Despite his opponent having seven visits at a checkout, Shan kept his cool, waited for his opportunity and โ when it came โ nailed the double to seal a 6โ5 victory!
Thatโs BACK-TO-BACK WINS for Rex #2!
After waiting so long for the first one, theyโve apparently decided winning is more fun!
๐ข Bowls #2 โ So Close Against the Leaders
Bowls #2 faced an early onslaught from ladder-leading Merrylands.
With only two wins from the opening eight matches, the night certainly hadnโt gone according to plan.
Our scoring power deserted us early โ and when it returned during the Singles, unfortunately our direction on the doubles disappeared instead!
There were opportunities in each of those losses, but the damage had been done.
At 2โ6 down, however, Cam, Brian and Cooper certainly werenโt ready to call it a night.
In fact, thatโs when the afterburners came on.
After a slow opening leg, Cam fought back to win his Singles, including an excellent 23-dart leg.
Then Brian followed suit, taking his match with legs of 25 and 33 darts.
Finally, Cooper capped off the night in style, producing outstanding 23 and 20-dart legs, with a 180 thrown in for good measure!
Three straight Singles victories dragged the final score back to 5โ6.
A loss on paper, but plenty of positives against the competition leaders.
We finished with 10 x Ton+ scores and five players averaging 40+, including two averaging 55+.
Weโre right there with the best teams in the competition. Itโs now about taking those small opportunities when they arrive โ because theyโre the moments that turn a 5โ6 loss into a 6โ5 winโฆ or better.
๐ฃ MIXED โ Tough Run Continues
Our Wednesday night Mixed teamโs tough run of opponents continued, this time facing 2nd-placed Riverstone #4.
The Teams matches were split one apiece, but Riverstone took control through the Pairs, winning all three.
Then came the Singles โ and Selina decided to put on a show.
She produced arguably her best game of the competition so far, winning her match in straight legs and throwing a 101 plus another three 60+ scores along the way.
And, perhaps most importantly, there were minimal visits at doubles! Mick and Jack will apparently be booking some lessons with Selina to learn a thing or two before next weekโฆ
Fiona and Alyssa both took the opening leg of their Singles matches but unfortunately couldnโt hold on for the win.
That left Max as the final player of the night, looking to add a little more respectability to the scoreboard.
In a quality contest from both players, Max was ice-cold when the opportunities arrived.
A single-dart 32 checkout sealed the second leg before he finished the job with a three-dart 60 checkout in the decider.
Clinical finishing under pressure to close out the night.
Plenty of positives again across all three teams โ and Rex #2 suddenly have themselves a winning streak!
Onto Round 10 where itโll get even bigger - which includes the Div 3 Derby!!! Will Rex #2 make it 3 in a row, or will the Bowls #2 end their losses against their close rivals.
