Lions hold two-point advantage at halfway stage

LIONS A led the way at the halfway stage of the table tennis league season by two points ahead of their title rivals Cenkos Panthers A.

The league leaders also have a game in hand due to the cancellation of the fixture against Whistlers C just before Christmas due to snow.

The pivotal encounter in the second round of matches was, unsurprisingly, between the top two sides.

The outcome earlier in the season had been a 5-5 draw and the margins were again very small in determining the result of the match.

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