In the lead-up to our Midweek pennant round two, the weather played a significant part in changing conditions for all teams.
Two days of heavy rain meant minimal preparation for green keepers, and the resultant games were impacted by quite different line and length on our home green this week.
At home, Division Two played Boronia.
The two clubs had not played home and away games for some years, so we were both an unknown quantity to each other.
Yarra Glen had a solid lead at the halftime break.
Back on the green after lunch, Boronia really took hold of a momentum swing, and the game was back within a few shots with only 15 ends to go.
A second breath of wind saw Yarra Glen steady again, and despite two rinks being only separated by two shots, we managed to hold on for the overall win 61-51 (16 points). P. Leonard 21/14; A. James 20/18; P. Tirant 20/19.
In Division Four, Yarra Glen headed to Croydon, which is amid significant renovations, with a temporary clubhouse whilst the green is being moved to accommodate council changes.
Yarra Glen managed a single rink win, going down overall 45-68 (two points).
G. McBride 17/13; D. Skillern 13/28; L. Baker 15/25.
For weekend pennant, it was a wet and wild Saturday at most venues, with both Side Two v Mooroolbark, and Side Three v Lilydale being washed out before a bowl was played.
Our grass green at home held up remarkably well given the rains, and Yarra Glen and Whittlesea headed out onto the green ready to play.
The green remained open despite the rainfall, and Whittlesea advised they preferred awarding a walkover to playing.
Never a great way to get a result, but the points could be valuable over the balance of the season ahead.
As of Saturday, the forecast for Tuesday is 15 millimetres of rain, so there may be more washouts in midweek pennant for our sides hopefully heading to Upwey-Tecoma, and hosting Mooroolbark at home.
