Differing fortunes for Vale's squash sides
Vale 1, riding high in Division Four North, won 3-2 away against the bottom club Blackpool South Shore 2.
John Lambert at No 1 and Andy Haines at No 2 each won 3-0.
Shaun Gorry lost 3-0 while Dave Jewitt took one game off his opponent before plunging to defeat.
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Hide AdMathew George at five started the night well with a 3-2 win.
Vale 1 are in second place in their division, five points behind YMCA Thornton 1 who have a match in hand.
In contrast, Vale 2 - currently seventh in Division Five North - suffered a 3-2 reverse against the 10th-placed team, South Shore 3.
The playing order was juggled as players arrived at Powderhouse Lane, so No 2 Stuart Featon saw action first, winning 3-0.
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Hide AdSteve Thompson returned to league squash for the first time in two years but lost 3-0 playing at No 5, while, Chris Halldearn at four battled hard against a younger opponent only to lose 3-0.
Joe Hopkinson at No 3 went two games up, lost the next two and was a tired loser of the decider.
Teenager Max Castaldi showed all his customary cool in the battle of the No 1 players.
In a match of switching fortunes, he lost the first, won the second, lost the third after a titanic 18-20 struggle, then won the fourth.
Sadly, in the fifth Max came close but could not overcome his opponent.