A last game win by Ian Johnstone and Anita Weatherstone edged Golden Slipper 'B' to victory in their York John Smith's Mixed Darts League fixture with Cygnet 'B'.
John Miller was a 180 scorer for Cygnet.
Slipper 'A' too left it to the last pair, Russ Turpin and Jane Dobson, to beat Beeswing 5-4.
Huntington increased their division one lead with a 6-3 win at Punch 'B' in which Gary Richardson gamed in 21 darts.
Sea Horse, beaten 6-3 by Cygnet 'A', had a fine 21 darts from Paul Bartnett.
Jackie Willoughby shot out on bull and Martin Waddington partnered Margaret Dick to give Leeman 'A' the 5-4 winner at Bumper.
Chris Rowe and Diane Moreland gave Snickleway a 5-4 win at Victoria Vaults.
The Fours competition play-offs take place at Layerthorpe WMC tomorrow night.
Shepherds have lost their 100 per cent record in York Exhibition Hotel Group League.
Shepherds did win 6-3 but a splendid 17 darts from Kelvin Frankel and 20 by Paul Keers realised a handsome aggregate point lead which Trafalgar manfully defended.
Sun Inn were blitzed by big scoring Osbaldwick, who registered fine wins from Russ Armstrong (19), Paul Crawford (20) and Steve Machen (20).
Dringhouses were led to an exciting 5-4 win over Slip by a 180 for 18 dart effort from Mick Coupland. Tony Thornhill partnered Pete Langan to get the match winner.
Flag's captain Paul Calpin threw 180 to pinch a last game win with Dave Norris to beat Groves 5-4 whose skipper Barry Houlden won well to recoup a point.
A ninth game win by Pete Green and Steve Snowdon secured Green Tree 'B' a 5-4 win against Cygnet, whose Keith Turner contributed greatly to an aggregate win.
Mick Brookes and Gary Stewart shone as Holgate consolidated their position in division two, but Green Tree 'A' lost ground when going down 6-3 to Waggon. However, a good Colin Hodges game helped take a point.
Paul Whitehead, partnering Ted Bone, put Andy and Keith Mercer on to get Vaults a 5-4 win at Saddle whose best was Alistair Horne.
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