Bell Post Hill caused the upset of the Geelong Bowls Region Premier Division season in a nailbiting contest against the previously undefeated Ocean Grove.
Proving that any side on its day can defeat the other, Bell Post Hill won the contest 57 to 55 in a huge boilover.
Ocean Grove won two of the three rinks on offer, but the margins were tight.
It allowed Leigh McIlvenny’s rink comprising Dieter Gercke, Andrew Pratt and Brian Bottrell to win by eight, giving the home side a two-shot overall win.
Matt Flapper won by one for Ocean Grove and Bradley Pavey got up by five, but it was McIlvenny’s rink that won the day.
The Grovers are still on top of the ladder leading into the break, but now only have a four-point lead over Queenscliff.
The win was Bell Post Hill’s second of the season with the side in seventh spot, but only one point separates fifth from seventh.
Queenscliff is hot on Ocean Grove’s heels after an 83 to 66 win against City of Geelong.
Lee Greening won for City, but Ray Butler and Benjamin Russell won by enough to give Queenscliff a good win.
Highton sent a warning to the rest of the comp with an 83 to 37 win against Eastern Park.
Big wins from Scott McLachlan and Dan Priddle and a 23 to 16 win from David Priddle gave third placed Highton all 16 points.
Eastern Park is still searching for its first win of the campaign.
Drysdale opened up a handy gap between it in fourth place and Bareena in fifth.
The 12-shot win gave Drysdale a 35-point buffer with Mark Godbolt and Ashley Rees getting wins while Chris Richardson saluted for Bareena by the barest of margins.
