Final Score 52-34

Six teams kicked off the first game of the Benachie league at Belhelvie this evening. Although a dry evening there was a chill in the air and the breeze which picked during the game  had the players reaching for their jumpers and jackets to stay warm. Oldmeldrum were short on players so Belhelvie took an automatic 8 point head start. Oldmeldrum had a strong 2nd end though and went into the lead 9-11. Belhelvie found their rhythm quickly and took the lead after the 3rd end. By the 7th end Belhelvie had a 15 point lead due in part to a strong performance by the team on rink 3. The Belhelvie team on rink 5 had a string of great ends in the middle of the game taking the team to an 18 point lead at the end of the 11th end. It wasn’t totally smooth sailing though as Oldmeldrum had a strong finish picking away at the score board but there just wasn’t enough ends left to steal the game. The game ended 52-34 to Belhelvie.