Bendigo proved too strong for the Hawks at home, winning by 12 shots, 95-83.

The rinks of Ian Ross and Andrew Brown were in fine form for Bendigo, combining for 60 shots in their two wins.

It was a solid return to form for the rink of Brown, which had lost its previous two games.

The defeat was Eaglehawk’s first since it lost to Castlemaine in the opening round.

Tony Ellis and Simon Carter - the two most dominant rinks for the Hawks this season - were the only winners for Eaglehawk.

• Bendigo East bounced back from a rare three losses in a row to defeat Golden Square in a thriller.

East’s fighting qualities rose to the fore as it grinded out a crucial two-shot victory, winning 92-90.

Both sides won two rinks each - Brad Holland and David Keenan prevailing for East, while Gary Beckham and Marc Smith were Golden Square’s victors.

• Kangaroo Flat made sure its stint on the bottom of the ladder was only short-lived after thumping Castlemaine.

While the Flat had gone into the game last, Castlemaine had won three in a row and was on the cusp of the top four.

But it was a one-sided whitewash as Kangaroo Flat hammered Castlemaine by 56 shots, winning 118-62.

The Flat won all four rinks, with skippers Geoff Boyd (35), Dean Carter (30) and John Carter (30) all scoring at least 30 shots.

Kangaroo Flat’s 118 is the BBD’s highest score of the season so far.

• South Bendigo won its second game of the season, comfortably accounting for Inglewood by 25 shots.

South rolled to a commanding 113-88 victory at home, winning three of the four rinks.

South’s score of 113 was aided by the rink of John Dixon scoring 40 in a 22-shot win over Ian Chamberlain.

LADDER

POS. TEAM W L D PTS FOR AGST SHOTS

1 Eaglehawk 5 2 0 89 696 583 113

2 Bendigo 5 2 0 82 679 592 87

3 Bendigo East 4 3 0 74 655 616 39

4 Golden Square 4 3 0 73 682 632 50

5 Castlemaine 4 3 0 59 613 695 -82

6 Inglewood 2 5 0 43 620 665 -45

7 Kangaroo Flat 2 5 0 43 620 701 -81

8 South Bendigo 2 5 0 41 621 702 -81

SKIPPERS LADDER

POS. SKIPPER W L D PTS FOR AGST SHOTS

1 Tony Ellis (Eh) 7 0 0 14 180 119 61

2 Brad Holland (East) 7 0 0 14 184 142 42

3 Marc Smith (GS) 6 0 1 13 208 138 70

4 Simon Carter (Eh) 6 1 0 12 174 150 24

5 Ian Ross (Bgo) 5 1 1 11 181 138 43

6 David Keenan (East) 5 2 0 10 173 144 29

7 Gary Carberry (Bgo) 4 2 1 9 178 147 31

8 Andrew Brown (Bgo) 4 3 0 8 162 150 12

9 Daryl Rowley (Iwood) 4 3 0 8 157 157 0

10 Luke Hoskin (KF) 4 3 0 8 157 180 -23

11 Ken Rusbridge (Eh) 3 3 1 7 187 146 41

12 Dean Carter (KF) 3 3 1 7 165 158 7

13 Gary Beckham (GS) 3 3 1 7 161 157 4

14 Graham Edwards (GS) 3 3 1 7 157 160 -3

15 Greg Sherman (SB) 3 3 1 7 160 165 -5

16 Frank Carbone (Iwood) 3 3 1 7 155 167 -12

17 Peter Brain (Cas) 3 4 0 6 149 157 -8

18 Ray McCumber (SB) 3 4 0 6 167 176 -9

19 Paul Moller (East) 3 4 0 6 151 164 -13

20 Frank Byrne (Eh) 3 4 0 6 155 168 -13

21 Rick Parr (Cas) 3 4 0 6 167 185 -18

22 Garri Conforti (GS) 3 4 0 6 156 177 -21

23 Torie Babitsch (Bgo) 2 5 0 4 158 157 1

24 David Vanston (Iwood) 2 5 0 4 154 160 -6

25 Damien Mason (SB) 2 5 0 4 163 178 -15

26 Geoff Boyd (KF) 2 5 0 4 158 175 -17

27 Liam Crapper (East) 2 5 0 4 147 166 -19

28 Rod Phillips (Cas) 1 4 2 4 150 176 -26

29 Ian Chamberlain (Iwood) 2 5 0 4 154 181 -27

30 Brad Marron (KF) 2 5 0 4 140 188 -48

31 Noel Wilkinson (SB) 2 5 0 4 131 183 -52

32 Geoff Walsh (Cas) 1 5 1 3 147 177 -30