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Top four and a draw

In the midweek Pennant, Side One played away against Boronia.

After an even start, Boronia proved too strong on the day, with Yarra Glen going down 43 to 67 (14 points).

Scores were;

P. Tirant 18 to 20; A. James 12 to 28; L. Thurkle 13 to 19.

Side Two hosted Croydon. In a very close game all day, winning two out of three rinks was not quite enough and we went down overall 52 to 55 (four points).

Scores were;

D. McMenaman 20 to 13; T. Dickson 9/23; C. Boland 23 to 19.

On Saturday, Side One played at Whittlesea. The synthetic greens at Whittlesea were running very fast at over 18 seconds, but Yarra Glen held sway to consolidate their position in the top four with a four rink win landing at 86 to 59 (18 points).

Scores were;

Beau Simmons 18 to 13; M. Creighton 19/18; Ben Simmons 23 to 14; M. O’Halloran 26 to 14.

Side Two travelled to Mooroolbark. Yarra Glen were in front at the break, but Mooroolbark came home strongly to win overall.

The final score was 72 to 88 (two points).

Scores were;

M. Ramage 17 to 19; S. Smith 16 to 24; T. Haartson 22 to 25; A. Thurkle 17 to 25.

Side Three played at home against Lilydale. After the last bowl was put down, the teams couldn’t be separated, resulting in an overall draw 75 to 75 (nine points).

Scores were;

T. Dickson 19 to 21; G. Baker 15 to 14; R. Thurkle 22 to 16; D. Milner 19 to 24.

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