The 3^rd week of the EDPL season rolled along, and this round saw Fast Break up against the Croydon Hotel.  The side was unchanged except for the elevation of Danny Searle from our 4^th division side.  After the first two rounds, we knew we had to perform well, and perform early to have a chance of winning this week.There was some very good pool played by both teams, and the games were very evenly poised after the 1^st quarter, with Fast Break ahead 7 – 5. 

This continued to be the way in the 2^nd, but by the end of the quarter, we had not extended our lead and were ahead 13 – 12.  The Croydon Hotel had 2 substitutes up their sleeve, and decided to use them coming into the 2^nd half.  Of the 4 games their subs played, they won 3 to our 1.  But this didn’t halt our charge toward our maiden win of the season, with the score from the second half being more favourable our way, with the quarter by quarter scores being 7 – 5 in the 3^rd and 7 – 5 in the last.  A final score of 27 – 21 made for a satisfying night for all our players, with nobody losing all of their games and Daniel Eaton, Jason Lowe and Mark Benesovsky taking all 4 of their matches.  Mention also of Danny Searle’s efforts in stepping up and taking 2 frames, and Blair McKerley with a bit of speed pool to take his last frame.  Well done Fast Break.

4th Division Report

After the first 2 weeks of pool, we were back at home against the Stamford Hotel, and we were hungry for our first win of the year.  All we needed was a more consistent performance from our experienced players, and for the ‘newbies’ to remember as much of what they had been shown in practice, and put it to use on game night.  The doubles combinations of Jason Zammit/Greg Hanson, and Kate Mead/Lauren Black were tied at 3 apiece, a great result for 4 players making their debuts this year.  The singles started strongly with Brendan Buckley, Mark Fraser and Michael Hoskins getting 2 frames each, putting us in a good early position.  The Stamford Hotel came back at us, and due to some unfortunate luck, they started to bridge the gap.  But even with the gallant efforts of our captain Justin Rosmalen in securing all his 3 frames, we still came up a little short, going down 20 – 16.  We could walk away with our heads held high though, for even though we have not gotten our breakthrough win of the year, we managed to push one of the top teams all the way.  That elusive first win is not that far away, and with the guidance of the experienced players we haven’t long to wait.  One special mention goes out to Brad Spencer, who managed to get his first win as a singles player.  Way to go Brad, lets see plenty more of them!