COSTELLO'S moved within striking distance of leaders Wanderers at the top of the Barrow Central Darts League.

An 8-1 triumph over Labour Club saw them close the gap to just three points, with a game in hand.

Wanderers were 6-3 victors at Cross Keys, the same score by which third-placed Knights overcame Labour Club.

Mick Garnett hit the highest knock-up of the night, checking out with 87 for the Harbour as they edged Hindpool 5-4.

Results: Raiders Bar 3 Knights 6, Costello's 8 Labour Club 1, Cross Keys 3 Wanderers 6, Dirty Duck 3 Blue Lamp 6, Harbour 5 Hindpool ARLFC 4.

Notable scores from the latest games were as follows.

Raiders Bar: Paul Dalton (2x100) won; Ben Livesey (2x100) won; John Wakefield (2x100) lost; Corey Barker (100) lost.

Knights: Denis Yeates (125) lost; Ian Snaith (140) lost; Chris Snaith (125, 100) won; Stuart Worthington (100) won; Tony Woolveridge (100) won; Denis Yeates/Ian Snaith (140) won; Chris Snaith/Stuart Worthington (127) won; Tony Woolveridge/Nathan Johnson (2x100) won.

Costello's: Shaun McPoland (100) won; Peter Grydziuszko (140) won; Paul Southward (100) won; Brian Charlton (118, 2x100) won; Joas Marshall (2x100) won; Shaun McPoland/Peter Grydziuszko (121, 100) won.

Labour Club: Pip Larkin (140) lost; Eddie Backhouse (100) lost; John Green (140) lost; Sean Raven (138) won; Terry Davis/Pip Larkin (100) lost.

Cross Keys: Tommy Bland (131, 100) won; Alan Boyle (100) lost; John Moore (100) lost; Gareth Willis/Larry Hunt (121, 100) won.

Wanderers: Mike Fenton (140) lost; Ethan White (140, 100) won; Ben Sowerby (140, 100) won; Peter Gaitskell (133) won; Keith Moscrop/Ben Sowerby (125, 100) won.

Dirty Duck: Danny Laker (100) won; Bri Gomersall (121) won.

Blue Lamp: Kev Staunton (100) lost; Bob Boyd (2x100) won; Gary Blakeborough (2x100) lost; Kev Staunton/Gary Blakeborough (2x100) won; Bob Boyd/Scott Linklater (3x100) won; Tony Penman/Dave Heseltine (140, 100) won.

Harbour: Brian Hudson (120, 100) lost; Tony Lashmar (140) won.

Hindpool ARLFC: Josh Archer (100).