David Pallett helps Shropshire to victory
Shropshire have signed off for 2016 with their first win of the season - with from PDC professional David Pallett making the final contribution.
The county darters got off the mark at the fourth attempt with match victory at home to Pembrokeshire last weekend,
They were unbeaten over all four pairings of the BDO British Inter-Counties Championship Division Four affair, after taking to the oche at Castle Hall in Bridgnorth for two days of action.
It's a welcome boost as they head into the New Year, with a trip to Bedfordshire their first fixture of 2017 on the weekend of January 21-22.
Shropshire now sit above beaten Pembrokeshire in eighth place out of the 10 that make up the standings of the table.
The respective women's B teams were first up, the home side running out 4-2 winners but with Rhian Evans starring for the visitors.
Evans top scored with an average of 16.35 in a 3-1 defeat of Pam Evans (14.82). Shropshire's Grace Angell, 15, was hot on her heels with 15.49 in a 3-0 whitewash of Mair Carpenter (12.05).
The hosts strengthened their position through the men's B clashes, where they doubled their advantage to four points through a 7-5 success.
Harvey Boswell put in the highest average of the weekend for Pembrokeshire, racking up a total of 27.83 in a 3-0 landslide over Sam Hamilton (20.75).
Shropshire were left on top after the women's A ties, too, despite only recording a 3-3 draw after coming from behind in the last game.
Griffiths again starred to get Pembrokeshire off the mark, returning to better her B exploits with 22.46 in a 3-1 vanquishing of Stephanie Clarke (20.04).
Marie Riggs was the pick of the Shropshire contingent, with 20.20 in a 3-1 result over Tracey Hawkins-Greene (16.18).
The men's A finale marked the return of Pallett, who has competed in the PDC World Championship for the last two years but hasn't qualified this time around.
They saved the 26-year-old for last and he produced the weekend's best average overall, with 31.06 in a 4-1 win against Phil Gooch (27.10) as play was upgraded to a best-of-seven format.
The match was already in the bag by then, despite the best efforts of Pembrokeshire's James Williams with 25.68 in a 4-1 victory over Danny James (22.92).
Shropshire took the men's A 9-3 and 26-13 overall, inclusive of three extra points as the winning county. They climb a place as a result.
