The National Domino Association Four-Hand League continues to deliver dramatic, closely contested matches, with front-runners Peace and Love maintaining their perfect undefeated streak courtesy of a hard-fought 73-68 comeback victory over A&B Pest Control Vauxhall. The underdogs held the lead for most of the encounter, only to falter in the closing stages as Peace and Love pulled off a late surge to secure the win. For the unbeaten side, Sherry Ann Dawson and Alicia Harewood led the scoring with 17 points apiece. Consistent veteran duo Suzette Hinds and Charles ‘Jack’ Proverbs, along with Cheryl ‘Sweet P’ Worrell and Anthony Codagon, each contributed 15 points to the final tally, while Rachel Burton and Jeremy ‘Angry Bird’ Jordan added 11 points to round out the team’s performance.
In another league matchup, Buzo Osteria Welchman Hall pulled off a convincing 80-59 win against the notoriously unpredictable Hillside side, a team known for pulling off upsets against higher-ranked opponents. The deciding moment of the match came from husband-and-wife pair Shurland and Vondel Bovell, who notched 15 total points, including a win in the final set that locked in a valuable bonus point to cement their team’s victory.
Carlton & A1 Braves recorded the most lopsided win of the week, crushing BNECL by a dominant 102-36 margin. Star performers Ian ‘Cappy’ Grimes and Jefferson ‘Smallhead’ Proverbs led the charge with 25 points, including two rare six-point plays, while Delisle Parris and Henry Tank Forde chipped in with an additional 17 points to seal the rout early.
The most anticipated matchup of the week, billed as a clash between two title-contending sides Powerade Locked and Loaded and RM Cleaners, lived up to every bit of the hype, with Locked and Loaded scraping out a narrow 68-66 win to edge past their rivals. In the final league result, French Village Piranhas defeated 37 Family KC Joint 77-57, leaving 37 Family KC Joint still searching for their first win of the division campaign.
Outside the regular four-hand league, the knockout stage of 37 Family KC Joint’s annual Out Of Season Three Hand tournament concluded on Monday night at Zimmers Sports Bar, with Ivy Sports Bar De Clique 2.0 emerging as the overall champions. The winning side took home the top prize of $7,000, while the Lucians finished as runners-up to claim $4,000, and third-place finishers Landsharks secured $1,500 in prize money.
Looking ahead, the R M Cleaners out-of-season tournament is scheduled to kick off on April 15 across multiple venues across the island, while the VOB Carib Wave community domino tournament will resume its schedule this Friday night at the North Stars cricket ground, drawing amateur and elite domino players from across the region.