Aldersbrook began the week with a convincing Ilford & District League win over Poplar.
Trailing 6-0 on Rink 3, Aldersbrook clicked into gear, winning 6 of the next 8 ends to take the rink 23-12.
Aldersbrook, 6-5 down after 9 ends on Rink 4, won the next two ends to establish a 4-shot gap, which they defended, winning 10-15.
A thriller on Rink 2, the away team led 15-10; Aldersbrook wrestled control with a superb 6, adding another 1 going into the last end.
Poplar ahead by a game-winning 4, with their final bowl Aldersbrook took shot and rink 19-15 for a 52-42 aggregate victory.
The West Essex/East London League game at Phoenix saw another commanding Aldersbrook performance.
Aldersbrook, 9-5 down on Rink 1, controlled the later ends to win 17-13.
Aldersbrook stormed into an 11-4 lead by halfway on Rink 2, defending as Phoenix rallied, winning 17-14.
On Rink 3, Aldersbrook powered into a 16-7 lead after 10 ends, holding off a late Phoenix charge to win the rink 19-14, the match 53-41.
Two Walthamstow & District Mixed Triples wins, the A team level 8-8 at Connaught had a 4-end run to lead 13-8, defended to win 16-12.
B team 12-4 down at home to Silvertown logged a 3-end run of 5, 3 and 6 shots to win 20-16.
13-4 up after 10 ends, Aldersbrook were stunned in the Walthamstow & District Thursday 4s as Woodford C took control, winning 7 out of 8 ends - including a 6 - to triumph 18-14.
Jerry Quy moved into the Group 5 Champion of Champions Semi-Final with victory over Dak Patel of Seven Kings.
Quy, 15-6 ahead after 12 ends, had to defend a spirited rally by Patel, final score 20-14 to Quy.
Bob Pickett fell at the final hurdle in his Group 5 Veteran’s Cup Semi-Final against Phoenix’s Gary Burke.
In a 28-end marathon - 21 won by a single shot - Pickett moved into a 7-1 lead only for Burke to fight back, leading 12-8.
Burke moved to 18-10 but Pickett chipped patiently away, closing to 19-18 down with two ends left.
Burke took both to win 21-18.
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