Unbeaten so far, students 2 were looking like they may be our league title rivals... Ian phoned in sick early in the day, but with some rest, encouragement and drugs decided he felt fit to turn out for the team.
Dan & Chris were fired up, and faced their third pair first, destroying their confidence with a 21-8 21-7 win. They were then up against the firsts, and blew them away in the first end 21-8 before surviving a potential comeback 21-18 in the second. They finished up the match against the seconds, who gave some trouble, ultimately fell 21-15 21-16.
Ian & Shaz took on their seconds and lost 17-21 14-21, both of them struggling a bit to find their feet. Nonetheless, the pair bounced back against their thirds, winning the crucial game 22-20 21-15. Against the firsts, they battled closely and lost it 19-21 20-22. We all felt they would have taken it if Ian was at 100%.
Khalid & Tom started against the firsts and struggled to get going, losing it 9-21 17-21. Against the seconds, they won the first 21-17 and were looking very sharp, but eventually lost the next two 14-21 14-21. Heads dropped and some stern words were needed to try and inject some positivity before their final game with their thirds - 4-4 the total score... They came out strong to our delight, winning the first 21-16. Up in the second, they squandered match point after match point and ended up losing the second end 25-27! Nerves were jangling among the spectators, but they decided enough was enough and took them apart in the third end, winning 21-13.
So, a 5-4 win to LM1 continues the win streak!
LM1 Captain Dan
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