WATER Babies and Jolly Blues have maintained the battle at the top of the Wellington Ladies Skittles League.

Water Babies beat Pin & Tonics by 34 pins with Pat Hayman top scoring with 51 while Jolly Blues were 51-pin winners against Muppets with Cathy Sharland knocking 62 - the best score of the night. Water Babies have a two-point lead over the Blues who have a game in hand.

Tina Coles hit 61 for Land Girls but still finished on the losing side against Split Pins who won by five pins.

Results: Jolly Blues 386 (Cathy Sharland 62), Muppets 335 (Sharon Shearer 47); Split Pins 338 (Jo Fern 52), Land Girls 333 (Tina Coles 61); Wanderers 351 (S Southcott 52), Geronimo 335 (Michell Mcdonald 52); Water Babies 346 (Pat Hayman 51), Pin & Tonics 312 (S Green 45); LOA Spare 306 (S Cridland 49), All Blacks 315 (Lina Macdonald 50).

Highest home score: Cathy Sharland 61); Highest away score: Tina Coles 61.

Meanwhile, Water Babies play All Blacks in the KO Cup next week. Fixtures: Water Babies v All Blacks (Soccer Club), Land Girls v Split Pins (Vic, downstairs), Wobbly Pins v Muppets (Con Club, downstairs), Livin on a Spare v Jolly Blues (Vic, upstairs).

League table

P W D L Pts

Water Babies 10 8 0 2 20

Jolly Blues 9 7 1 1 18

Split Pins 10 7 0 3 16

All Blacks 10 6 0 4 15

Muppets 10 6 0 4 15

Land Girls 10 6 0 4 14

Pin & Tonics 10 6 0 4 14

Geronimo 10 2 1 7 6

Wobbly Pins 10 2 1 7 6

Wanderers 8 1 0 7 2

Livin on a Spare 9 0 1 8 1