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Solomon Trophy: Britain Closes Fast 11-4

BALD HEAD ISLAND, NC -- They left no doubt this time around. A 4-0 performance on Day Three returned the Solomon Trophy to the British team and erased U.S. hopes of a potential comeback on the final day. David Maugham claimed the test winning peg in a +22 win in game two with partner Marcus Evans over Jim Bast and Danny Huneycutt. The score stands at 11-4 as matches will continue on Saturday, but it will all be about salvaging a respectable score. Six singles matches are on tap.

Day One (GB 4-0)
GB 1-0 Maugham/Evans +26tp (E), +26tp (E) over Rothman/Grimsley
GB 2-0 Aiton/Burch +17tp (A), +24tp (A) over Lamm/Patmore
GB 3-0 Death/Mulliner +13, -8oqp, +6 over Bast/Huneycutt
GB 4-0 Evans/Maugham +11, +24tp (E) over Lamm/Patmore

Day Two (GB 7-4)
GB 5-0 Marcus Evans +26, +25tp over Jim Bast
GB 6-0 Jamie Burch +5tp, +25tp over Rich Lamm
GB 6-1 Danny Huneycutt +26, +2tp over Keith Aiton
GB 7-1 Stephen Mulliner -17, +13tpo, +26tp over Doug Grimsley
GB 7-2 Huneycutt/Bast +7, +5tp(H) over Aiton/Burch
GB 7-3 Ben Rothman +26tp, -26tp, +26tp (17 turns) over David Maugham
GB 7-4 Chris Patmore -17stp, +12, +13otp over James Death

Day Three (GB 11-4)
GB 8-4 Aiton/Burch +7tp (B), +16tp (A) over Grimsley/Rothman
GB 9-4 Death/Mulliner +9, +5tp (D) over Lamm/Patmore
GB 10-4 Death/Mulliner +13, +26tp (D, 5th turn) over Grimsley/Rothman (from Round Two)
GB 11-4 Evans/Maugham -17, +14tp (M), +22 over Bast/Huneycutt