By Marcus Uhe
Snipers will face-off against Just Social for a place in the South West Gippsland Dart League grand final this week after results in the first round of finals followed the script.
The all-important double chance earned through finishing in the top two means the Warriors stay alive, despite falling 8-2 to the unstoppable force that is Just Social.
While not getting the result they wanted, Warriors will be buoyed by the form of Liam, who threw a 180 in the loss.
They will have to combat Dean the ton-throwing machine from Snipers to stay alive in the competition, however, after he powered his side to a 8-5 defeat of Paky One in a knockout semi final.
Dean added another nine Tons to his regular season league-leading total of 127, to go with the five 180s that he bagged across the campaign, another league-topping statistic.
Snipers upset the Warriors 9-6 in their last encounter, after Warriors snuck home 8-7 in the earlier meeting between the two sides.
Just Social will rest their arms and eyes for a week before returning to the field of battle at the Cardinia Club Hotel for a quest at glory.
In the lower half of the table, 26ers and Rebels will battle it out for the coveted Don Brown Memorial Shield after winning their respective sudden-death encounters.
26ers prevailed over Gembrook 8-3 and Rebels got the better of Bullseyes 8-2 to set up the decider, a fitting crescendo given they tied for ladder points after the regular season and finished with a six-win gap on the rest of the field.
Rebels thrashed 26ers 14-1 back in round one before 26ers exacted their revenge in round 12 with a 10-5 victory.
Results
Finals Week One: Just Social 8 v Warriors 2, Snipers 8 v Paky One 5, Rebels 8 v Bullseyes 2, 26ers 8 v Gembrook 3.
Fixture
Finals Week Two: Warriors v Snipers, Rebels v 26ers (Don Brown Memorial Shield).
