Yarraville Footscray got its third win of the season, while Altona fell short against Deer Park in Bowls Victoria weekend pennant premier division.
On Friday night, Yarraville Footscray travelled to Bundoora aiming to continue its strong start to the season.
The match was a thriller and went down to the last few ends, with Yarraville Footscray winning, 72 (14)-70 (4).
Brett Mahoney’s rink had a 20-18 win, while Cohen Litfin’s rink had a 21-10 win to ensure a Bulldogs victory.
Craig Mills’ rink lost 20-13 and Nathan Black’s rink lost 22-18 in the other results.
The win moves Yarraville Footscray up to third on the ladder after four rounds.
Altona had its work cut out for it against two-time defending champions Deer Park on Friday night.
While Altona was able to split the rinks, the Parkers were still able to come away with a big 85 (14)-66 (4) win.
Dane McKinnon’s rink won 21-16 and Matthew Ellul’s won 26-14 to give Altona four points.
Aaron Wilson’s lost 22-12 and Nathan Wilson’s lost 33-7.
After four rounds, Altona sits just outside the top four with a 2-2 record.
In round five, Altona is at home to Clayton on Saturday, while Yarraville Footscray will face top side Moonee Valley.
In division 3, section 2, Williamstown suffered its first loss of the season.
Facing Deer Park 3, Williamstown lost 89 (15)-78 (3).
Chris Hammer was the winning skip for Williamstown.
Newport bounced back after its first loss of the season, beating Altona Sports 2.
It was a one-sided affair with Newport winning 102 (18)-51 (0).
Ken Luke’s rink won 28-12, Roy Crawford’s 27-15, Peter Barlow’s 24-9 and Marc Colless’ 23-15.
Newport and Williamstown sit in third and fourth respectively with a 3-1 record with the top two teams still undefeated.
Altona Sports sits bottom without a win.
