Queenscliff took a stranglehold on third spot on the Geelong Bowls Region Saturday Pennant ladder with a strong win against Ocean Grove 2 on Saturday February 4.
The 25-shot win secured all 16 points for Queensclif, which is now 36 points ahead of fourth placed Eastern Park.
Ray Butler and Steve Sullivan enjoyed 12-shot wins while Benjamin Ruseell had to work very hard against Rod Brehaut to grab a one-shot win.
The loss sees Ocean Grove 2 just 12 points from last spot on the ladder.
Highton stayed on top of the ladder, but was forced to dig deep against Bareena.
Dan Priddle won his rink by plenty and Scott McLachlan prevailed by six, but Ian Hosken led Christopher Holt, Martin MacKenzie and Ryan Jones to a 10-shot win for Bareena to salvage a couple of points.
Despite the loss, Bareena is still in finals contention with fifth placed Drysdale dropping points again.
Bell Post Hill did Bareena a favour by knocking off Drysdale by six to register its fourth win of the season.
Despite John Fry winning by 12, Bell Post Hill was well served on the other rinks by Ben Toner and Darryl Washington.
Ocean Grove 1 took all 16 points from Eastern Park in a 62 to 40 win.
Pete Loe and Bradley Pavey had good wins, but Matt Flapper’s rink had to work extra hard to shrug off Vince Chapman to win by one.
The Grovers are only eight points behind Highton in second place while the Parkers are fourth.
City of Geelong won game number six for the season with a 14-shot triumph against Lara.
Sandra Tillson, Zane Lugg and Nicholas Craven all had narrow, but gritty, wins.
Finals aren’t out of the question for City, with Bareena, Queenscliff and Eastern Park to come in the final three rounds.
This week’s match of the round features Highton (1st) playing Queenscliff (3rd) at Highton.
