By Elly Byrne
The midweek’s team home game match against Ringwood needed to be a good performance for the Eagles to try and maintain a good position knowing that the next round would be a bye with no
points. A strong start with some superb bowling, gained momentum as the match continued with all three rinks coming away with a victory. A 77/41 win and max points banked was a pleasing result, after slipping off the ladder previously. During their bye, they will be closely watching the results of the Lilydale / Healesville game this week, which may change the ladder position from the Eagle’s current second place.
With the temperatures expected to be unpleasantly hot, an early start was mutually agreed to with Lilydale for the weekend’s team matchup. The Eagles started well and after 40 completed ends were up 41/26. The heat turned up after the break for bowls and bodies, with Lilydale unfortunately one team member down after lunch due to the heat. Yarra Junction continued to pull ahead on all rinks with all team members taking turns at lifting their game when needed. The final result, a 92:56 win, keeps the Eagles well-placed at the top for another week.
The second week of the Lightning Community Cup was held on Friday evening in perfect conditions. Current holders of the cup, U3A Motley Mob, are ahead after week two but will be challenged as the confidence and skill of the chasers grow. Anything could happen on the final night. See you there at 6.30pm, with all welcome and the bar and barbecue open.
Week 2 Scores:
U3A Motley Mob 38
Simply Irresistible 32
OLAM 27
FOHC 25
H Hardware 21
CIRE Crash Test Dummies 18
Egg Farm 16
Burnt Out Blokes 16
Recovery Options 15
Golden Staffs 2
Running Total:
U3A Motley Mob 77
Simply Irresistible 58
OLAM 55
CIRE Crash Test Dummies 48
Egg Farm 43
Golden Staffs 40
FOHC 35
Burnt Out Blokes 24
H Hardware 22
Recovery Options 17
Community Barefoot bowls will again be run in the New Year commencing 10 January 2025.
New players are always needed and welcome to join a progressive and very welcoming Club. See the ‘Yarra Junction Bowling Club’ Facebook page for more info.
