By Elly Byrne
This week’s competitions had both Yarra Junction Bowling Club teams travel to Heathmont Bowling Club in two games on two different surfaces with two different results.
Having slipped down the ladder after the last midweek game the Eagles were determined to pull back a few points knowing that a bye with no points was still to come in the next few weeks.
Heathmont put up a great challenge but with two rinks ahead and a third slightly behind after the break Junction held tight to win 57:52 winning two rinks and drawing the third. A great result for an away game keeping them in the top four for now.
The weekend team, previously unbeaten, faced a slightly harder matchup on the grass green, and battled away in the heat and occasional gust of wind. Rink scores fluctuated throughout the first half both for and against but Heathmont pulled away after the break to take the win with the Eagles taking 2 rink wins. Having a couple of sixes against close to games end is always difficult to come back from. With a 21-point lead on the ladder the Eagles still sit in a good spot going forward to Round Six against Lilydale.
The first night of the Community Cup event took place on Friday 15 November. This three consecutive week event is a great competition between local community groups to bowl socialize and have fun, so get on down to the club on Friday night to watch round two. The BBQ will be fired up and the bar open.
Results after night one:
1. Motley Mob 39
2. Golden staffs 38
3. Cire Crash test dummies 30
4. OLAM 28
5. Egg farm 27
6. Simply irresistible 26
7. Friends of Hoddle creek 10
8. Burnt out Blokes 8
9. Recovery options 2
10. Home hardware 1
Improvements at the clubhouse and grounds continue making it a great local community and sporting venue. New potential members will always be welcomed so come try bowls with the Yarra Junction Bowling Club and keep up to date via the Facebook page.
