By Rodney Bates
All three Weekend Pennant teams are in a position to play finals with only one more week of home and away games to go.
A Friday Night game at Bundoora saw third vs fourth place in a battle.
Bundoora skipped away early but a good fightback saw score level half way through the evening.
Alas, Bundoora pulled away in the last 20 ends for an overall loss to Yarra Glen 64-92 (two points).
C. Carswell 9/30; S. Manifold 16/24; Beau Simmons 17/21; Ben Simmons 22/17.
The Yarra Glen team need to win the last home and away game against Mooroolbark next week to ensure a finals place.
Division 4 Side 2 hosted Bayswater, who were close on the ladder behind Yarra Glen in second.
Bayswater adapted well to the Yarra Glen’s slower synthetic green, and after Yarra Glen gained a solid lead, it was slowly chipped back.
A couple of crucial ends went our way in the last quarter of the game to come away with the win 80/71 (14 points).
S. Smith 13/18; M. Ramage 14/27; R. Thurkle 34/12; A. Thurkle 19/14.
The win guarantees the side a top 2 finish, but a win next week would lock in a home final.
Side 3 were also home to Mitcham, with the chance to consolidate a top 4 position with a win.
Mitcham have had the best of recent battles, but Yarra Glen performed well across all rinks, coming away with a three rink win 92-59 (16 Points).
L. Baker 21/13; G. Baker 32/8; D. McMenaman 18/16; T. Dickson 21/22.
On Tuesday, Yarra Glen’s midweek Division 2 team played Ringwood at home.
The section is so close between third and seventh that either team could play finals or be relegated, so a lot to play for.
Both sides had strong representation from their senior weekend pennant players, so a good battle was on the cards.
Yarra Glen got away to a solid start across three of four rinks, and held a narrow lead at the break.
All three rinks then lifted again to eventually coming away with a three rink 16 point win 79-38.
P. Leonard 26/13; P. Tirant 28/14; M. Creighton 26/11.
Yarra Glen’s second side has had a tough year, but it was buoyed somewhat with a win away against Eastwood Golf 60/52 (12 Points).
L. Baker 24/13; T. Dickson 20/21; D. McMenaman 16/18.
