Ocean Grove emerged triumphant in a battle for second spot on the Geelong Bowls Region Saturday Pennant ladder.
The Grovers defeated third-placed side Queensclif 70 to 49 on Saturday January 28 and sit 10 points behind top side Highton.
Ray Butler won one rink for Queenscliff, ensuring two points went his side’s way, but Brad Pavey and Peter Loe made sure the other 14 points went Ocean Grove’s way.
The win put a 34-point buffer between Ocean Grove and Queenscliff on the ladder with the Grovers now frontrunners to claim a top two finish.
Bareena missed a golden opportunity to jump into the four at Drysdale’s expense.
Bareena lost to Ocean Grove 2 by three shots despite winning two of the three rinks.
Rod Brehaut won his rink by 13, which was enough to give Ocean Grove 2 12 of the 16 points on offer.
Bareena’s loss was made slightly more bearable by City of Geelong upsetting Drysdale.
Zane Lugg skipped his rink to a 14-shot win to guide City to its fifth win of the season.
Highton was too good for Lara as predicted with an 80 to 41 win.
David Priddle (22 shots), Dan Priddle (10 shots) and Scott McLachlan (seven shots) all had convincing victories.
Bell Post Hill upset Eastern Park.
The loss meant the Parker’s hopes of a top three spot have diminished while for Bell Post Hill it was its third win of the season.
Glenn Slattery had a 14-shot win for Eastern Park, but that’s where the joy ended.
Ben Toner and Darryl Washington both enjoyed good wins to give Bell Post Hill a 15-shot win.
