Loughborough town won the league last season winning every match, so we knew we were in for a tester. Their team on the day comprised four leicestershire county players including the County Captain and a first team player...
Dan and Isaac frustratingly lost out very narrowly to the first pair, being 18-16 up in the first and losing it 18-21, but managed to take the other two pairs down with very convincing scorelines against each.
Sam and Chris played together for the first time - Sam's cool, controlling game combining well with Chris's chaotic, aggressive attack - and got the job done against their third pair without too much trouble. They also had a close loss against the second pair which we all felt they could have taken on another day. The first pair was a tough game for them, and they lost out on that as well.
Ian and Jack's first game out was against the third pair, and they struggled to find the gears early on, unfortunately losing out narrowly. They then went on to beat the second pair (who were, in my eyes, significantly stronger than the third pair) in what was a blinding performance, Jack battering smashes through and Ian cooly turning their smashes into cross court net winners, 21-13 in the third! They also had a tough time against the first pair though, swallowing a 21-3 loss along the way đŹ
So, a 5-4 loss for LM1, on a day where we could easily have won one of 3 games that went the other way. A frustrating but nevertheless positive result against what is some of the strongest opposition the Leicestershire league has to offer!
LM1 Captain Dan
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