Drysdale had to work hard to shrug off a persistent Lara in round 16 of Geelong Bowls Region Saturday Pennant on February 11.
Drysdale retained fifth spot on the ladder, but was pushed all the way by the bottom side to finally win 66 to 59.
Don Grellett won by one shot for Lara and Cal Inderberg won by the same margin for Drysdale.
It took a seven-shot win by Ashley Rees to give the Hawks the win.
Ocean Grove 1 surged past Bell Post Hill to keep its minor premiership hopes alive.
The Grovers won by 17 shots, but two of the rinks were very close.
Peter Loe won by three for Ocean Grove, but Craig McCarron pulled one back for Bell Post Hill.
Brad Pavey, Craig Rippon, Wayne Frith and Tyson Cromie then completed a 23 to 7 masterclass to keep the Grovers in second spot.
Bareena’s finals hopes are dwindling after losing to City of Geelong by one shot.
The team is 20 points behind Drysdale and could only manage two points from the encounter with City.
Shane Jones won for Bareena, but Zane Lugg and Nick Craven ensured the win for City, which is finishing off the season strongly.
Highton remained the team to beat with a 17-shot win against third placed Queenscliff.
Two of the three rinks were tight, but Dan Priddle, Robin Chambers, Craig Elliott and Adam Lee were in fine form for a 29 to 13 victory.
Eastern Park did what it needed to do, beating Ocean Grove 2 to keep fourth spot on the ladder.
The Parkers won all three rinks with Adam Martin’s the biggest winning margin, 22 to 11.
With two rounds to go in the home and away season, Drysdale travels to Bareena in round 17 in a battle for fifth spot while Eastern Park hosts Highton in what should be a close one.
The two Ocean Grove sides meet each other, Lara travels to Bell Post Hill’s rinks and Queenscliff hosts City of Geelong.
