Sydney Saints Crusade 21 Day 3
The Saints, warriors and crusaders were well fed and watered and ready for the new day. Starting the day 4 and 6 and needing to make a move.
Day 3 battles
Battle 11 – Melbourne Pulse
First battle for the day against the winners from the last BPL at Moama.
Set 1
End 1- solid start with a 2.
End 2- Gary Kelly 3 perfect draw shots and we drop a 2.
End 3- Lady Dawn with a good one for shot, 3-2.
End 4- good bowls by both our Saints to hold on to a 1, 4-2.
End 5- solid end for a 2, good start to the day, 6-2.
Set 2
End 1- good start from Sir Jamie who has affectionately become known as Tex, 1-0.
End 2- good result with a 3, 4-0.
End 3- dropped a power play 2, 4-2.
End 4- dropped a 1, 4-3.
End 5- dropped a 2 with Lady Dawn so close with all 3 attempts, 4-5.
Tie break
Missed and dropped the end.
The Saints warriors played good and probably didn’t deserve to lose but unfortunately, we did, that is the fine margins in this event. One lapse and you are punished.
Battle 12- Gold Coast Hawks
We took on the high-flying Hawks once again on the same rink that we battled early on Day 1.
Set 1
End 1- good first end, drop a 1.
End 2- awesome from Lady Dawn for 1.
End 3- dropped an ordinary 3, 1-4.
End 4- picked up a power play 4, holding on to Sir Ben’s lead shots, 5-4.
End 5- dropped a power play 4, loss 5-8.
Set 2
End 1- scored a 1 from a lucky runner.
End 2- dropped a 2, 1-2.
End 3- score a 1, 2-2.
End 4- dropped a 3, 2-5.
End 5- dropped a power play 4, 2-9. Yuck 🤢
Once again defeat to the Hawks on rink 1, our weapons certainly did not like this area of the battlefield with the choice of weapon from the Hawks much more suited.
Battle 13 – Steamers
Our next battle agains the local warriors, who themselves were having the same struggles as us.
Set 1
End 1- awesome end, we see a change up from King Jerry with Sir Ben leading for Sir Jamie, grab a 4 to start.
End 2- dropped a power play 4, 4-4.
End 3- picked up a 1, 5-4.
End 4- fantastic head of bowls, Omar with the last bowl gets shot, 5-5.
End 5- Sir Tex draws shot with last bowl for a power play 2, 7-5 win.
Set 2
End 1- dropped a 3 after three wonderful bowls from Omar, 0-3.
End 2- Lady Dawn and Sir Jamie pick up an 8, 8-3.
End 3- grabbed a 1, 9-3.
End 4- grabbed a 1, 10-3.
End 5- 1 down, 10-4 win.
A much needed win and a shot in the arm for confidence.
Battle 14 – Lions
The second local derby with the other Sydneysiders for BPL21.
Set 1
End 1- great end to start, Sir Jamie lands the jack to score a 1.
End 2- dropped a 4, 1-4.
End 3- dropped a 1 on our power play, 1-5.
End 4- great pick up of 5, 6-5.
End 5- great end, dropped the shot with the last bowl, power play 2, 6-7 loss.
Set 2
End 1- brilliant shot from Sir Tex, 3 down to 3 up, taking out 3 bowls.
End 2- awesome end of bowls, Sir Tex plays a howler but The Blacky Knight plays a better one to score a 3, 3 all.
End 3- a Blacky Knight stunner for 1, 3-4.
End 4- Sir Tex with a howler for power play 6, 9-4.
End 5- Lions 🦁 power play, drop a 2, 9-6 set win.
Tie break- Lions 🦁 go first, Lady Dawnie necks the jack in the ditch for the win.
This was one of the greater battles in the BPL, do yourself a favour and if you can give it a look on the BA YouTube page.
Battle 15 – Pulse
Our first night campaign of BPL21 and we take on the Pulse again, a chance to settle a score from earlier in the day.
Set 1
End 1- drop a 2 to start.
End 2- drop an unlucky 1 from a rebound jack, 0-3.
End 3- Saints power play. Sir Jamie peels off shot bowl to get a 2, 2-3.
End 4- Pulse power play, good on for a 1, 3-3.
End 5- good end of bowls, Sir Jamie makes a one to win the set, 4-3.
Set 2
End 1- Lady Dawn on, drop a 2 to start.
End 2- collect a one after a good tight head, 1-2.
End 3- two to the Saints, take the lead 3-2.
End 4- Pulse power play, we hold on to a 1, lead 4-2.
End 5- Saints power play, dropped a 4,to lose the set 4-6.
Tie break
Lady Dawn gets the jack in the ditch again like the morning, but this time left a little more room. Gary draws to the ditch, and we lose the end.
Fine margins are the story of this campaign. Our Sainters are playing well but small lapses of concentration and mistakes and the opposition are taking advantage of them. Some more good play on day 4 and a smidge more luck and we can move up the ladder. We are leaving ourselves no more room for mistakes.
Finish the day 6 wins and 9 losses.