Match report for RM2 24/01/18, by Capt Sam W. "Playing our away leg to St Phillips 3 and winning the home leg 6-0, we went into this match with confidence & expectation. The team was made up of Sam, Zaf, Rob & Darren. With Sam and Zaf partnering as 1st pair, Rob & Darren as 2nd. Zaf went in showing an unprecedented keenness showing up a full 24 hours early đ. As we entered the hall we noticed they had changed 3 of the 4 players from our last encounter and were met with some plastic shuttles, that were a lot quicker than we were used to. After our 1st 2 games we found ourselves at 2-2 with both our pairs winning against their 2nd pair and losing to their 1st. Knowing we had to win both of our splits the pressure was on. Sam & Rob took out their 1 & 3 in 2 games. 3-2. At this point Zaf and Darren were at 1-1 winning the last game 21-10. Confidence was high once more to take home the victory, unfortunately this was not meant to be losing our last game and tying up at 3-3. With a draw that somehow felt like a loss we congratulated st Phillips who were elated with their result. We now look forward to our next game against hunters, with hopes of returning to winning ways."
A bit of an upset for the RM2 boys, now needing good results against both Hunters 2 and Avon to keep that second spot in the crosshairs.