adminRicky Zililo, Senior Sports Reporter
BULAWAYO Metropolitan Province Darts League (BMPDL) anchors Parkview Khanka will form a guard of honour for the 2016 season winners Archers tonight when the two teams clash in the champions’ final game.
Archers won the title with a 100 percent record and a game to spare last week after beating Parkview Lions 25-14 to take their points tally to an unassailable 27.
Archers’ skipper Ernest Sibanda said they will only celebrate their championship victory if they win tonight’s encounter against the league’s whipping boys.
“Obviously we’re happy to have reclaimed the title we lost to Railstars last season with a game to spare.
“However, we’ve put our celebrations on hold until we achieve the target of winning the championship without a loss and we’re just a game away from achieving that record.
“We know Parkview Khanka are at the bottom of the table, but the last kicks of a dying horse are dangerous and as such, we won’t be complacent and are going to field a strong team,” Sibanda said.
While Archers revel in glory, Parkview Khanka go into tonight’s match smarting from last week’s 17-22 home defeat to Bellevue.
The Archers’ trio of Albert Tawanda, Tafadzwa Mtomba and Brian Ndlovu, who hit six packs against Parkview Lions, is expected to lead the champions’ quest of ending the season with a 100 percent record.
Meanwhile, former champions Railstars will want to end the season strongly by winning their last two matches. The railmen, who lost twice this season to Archers, face Queens at Raylton this evening.
Fixtures
Tonight: Archers v Parkview Khanka (Archers Sports Club), Bosso v ZRP Bulawayo (Clubhouse), How Mine v Wise Waters (How Mine), Khami v Support Unit (Prison Complex), Parkview Lions v Maison Nic (Parkview Sports Club), Railstars v Queens (Raylton), School of Mines v Imbizo (School of Mines)
Table
P W L F A Diff PTS
Archers 27 27 0 748 305 443 27
Railstars 26 24 2 683 331 352 24
Bosso 26 20 6 558 446 112 20
Parkview Lions 26 19 7 597 399 198 19
School of Mines 25 16 9 543 422 121 16
Wise Waters Imbizo 25 14 11 505 470 35 14
Barracks 24 11 13 419 481 -62 11
Support Unit 23 10 13 447 432 15 10
Khami 25 10 15 384 483 -99 10
Queens 25 10 15 415 542 -127 10
ZRP Bulawayo 24 7 17 390 546 -156 7
Maison Nic 24 6 18 361 539 -178 6
Bellevue 27 6 21 403 614 -211 6
How Mine 25 6 19 381 594 -213 6
Parkview Khanka 26 3 23 365 595 -230 3
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