A SHOCK defeat for the Border Snooker League leaders last week means that the gap between Hawick Conservative Club A and Hawick Burns Club A has narrowed to just four points.
Suffering their first loss of the season the top ranked Tories went down 4-2 to local rivals Border Club while the Burns men produced a convincing 5-1 victory over Selkirk B.
Week 10 results: Border Club 4 Hawick Conservative Club A 2; Hawick Conservative Club B 3 Innerleithen 3; Selkirk A 1 Hawick Burns Club B 5; Jedburgh Legion 4 St Boswells 2; Hawick Burns Club A 5 Selkirk B 1.
League positions: 1, Hawick Con A 40; 2, Hawick Burns A 36; 3, Hawick Burns B 31; 4, Jedburgh Legion 26; 5, Border Club 23; 6, St Boswells 19; 7, Selkirk A 18; 8, Selkirk B 18; 9, Hawick Con B 14; Innerleithen 9.