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INGLEWOOD cruised to a 30-shot victory against Bendigo in Saturday's second round of the Bendigo Bowls division one pennant season.
Playing at home for the first time in the 2014-15 campaign, Inglewood won three of four rinks in the 105-75 result.
Biggest margin of the day was the 15-shot result achieved by Daryl Rowley against Torie Babitsch.
Recruited from Kangaroo Flat, Rowley and his team-mates rolled to a 29-14 victory.
Ian Chamberlain beat Ian Ross, 27-21; and Frank Carbone joined in Inglewood's winning spree as he beat Gary Carberry, 33-19.
Sole victory for Bendigo was achieved by Andrew Brown in a 21-16 retsult against Lindsay Kelly.
Round two began on Friday night in the historic clash under South Bendigo's lights.
Despite home-green advantage, South could not halt East's run in the first division one clash for premiership points to be played at night.
Many fans were by the greens in Palmerston Street, Quarry Hill for the clash.
A gun recruit in South's line-up was Australian coach Steve Glasson in a special one-off appearance.
The Glasson-skipped rink won an absorbing duel with Liam Crapper, 23-22.
The Bendigo East Magpies won all three other rinks in the superb conditions.
Brian Griffin defeated John Jennings, 29-25; and Brad Holland won a great battle with Ray McCumber, 27-23.
Biggest win of the night was the 31-13 victory achieved by David Keenan against Noel Wilkinson.
South Bendigo won 16-109 to 2-84.
Eaglehawk beat Kangaroo Flat by 25 shots.
The Hawks won three rinks in the 16-107 to 2-82 result.
Frank Byrne beat Dean Carter by a shot, while Hawks' skippers Ken Rusbridge and Tony Ellis won by 18 and nine shots respectively.
The Luke Hoskin-skipped rink from Kangaroo Flat beat Simon Carter by three shots.
The hot run by Golden Square rolled on in a 29-shot win at home against Castlemaine.
Marc Smith beat Rick Parr by nine shots, and Gary Beckham defeated Rod Phillps by 14.
Garri Conforti scored a six-shot win against Peter Brain.
The clash between Tas Wallis and Geoff Walsh ended in a 21-all draw.