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ARCHERS are six points away from winning the Bulawayo Metropolitan Province Darts League title after beating Zimbabwe School of Mines 26-13 on Wednesday night.The result saw the marauding Archers team taking their unbeaten matches tally to 25.
Archers enjoy a two-point lead over Railstars and if they win six out of their seven matches, they will be crowned champions as the railmen can only end the season with 30 points.
An elated Archers captain Ernest Maphepha Sibanda said he was looking forward to lifting his first silverware in darts.
“I have won championships in football with Highlanders and now I can safely say I am on course to win the darts title with a well deserving Archers.
The good thing about our team is that everyone is dedicated, disciplined and devoted to seeing the team win.
“We know there are seven matches left before the season ends but we remain humble and taking each game as it comes. We know that everyone dreams of beating us but we are determined to make sure that we win the championship in style,” said Sibanda.
The star-studded Archers’ championship hopes have been pinned on the likes of Brian Ndlovu, Nkululeko Ncube, youngster Tafadzwa Mtomba and Albert Tawanda.
Second placed Railstars who were supposed to take on suspended Zimbabwe Saints were awarded a 21-0 scoreline. New Dawn also walked over Civil Aviation Authority of Zimbabwe who failed to turn up for the match and got a 21-0 scoreline.
Highlanders continued to sing the blues as they suffered their second consecutive defeat going down 18-21 to third placed Old Nic Mine.
“We will get it right it’s only a matter of time. We are going through a bad patch but I am sure this is a passing phase,” said Lethukuthula Nkomo, the Highlanders captain.
Results
Wednesday: Khami 19, Wise Waters 20; Bellevue 13, Maisonic 26; Zimbabwe Saints 0, Railstars 21; PPC Wolves 9, ZRP Bulawayo 30; How Mine v Support Unit (not played); New Dawn 21, Caaz 0; Parkview Lions 23, Parkview Khanka 16; Highlanders 18, Old Nic Mine 21; Zimbabwe School of Mines 13, Archers 26
Log
P W L F A Legs Pts
Archers 25 25 0 654 282 372 25
Railstars 24 22 2 596 324 272 22
Old Nic Mine 24 18 6 526 392 134 18
Maisonic 24 17 7 516 420 96 17
Fairbridge 22 15 7 444 357 87 15
Wise Waters 25 15 10 492 483 9 15
Khami Prison 23 14 9 466 395 71 14
ZRP Bulawayo 23 13 10 463 415 48 13
Parkview Lions 23 11 12 461 400 61 11
Caaz 22 11 10 328 466 -138 11
New Dawn 23 10 13 431 430 1 10
Parkview Khanka 24 7 17 425 490 -65 7
How Mine 20 7 13 343 437 -94 7
Bellevue 24 6 18 392 544 -152 6
PPC Wolves 23 2 21 340 510 -170 2
Zimbabwe Saints 22 2 20 302 520 -218 2
Zim School of Mines 25 2 23 246 564 -318 2
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