Bendigo East secured top spot on the midweek pennant bowls ladder after defeating second-placed Golden Square on Monday.
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East edged out Square by 15 shots in a match most bowls fans expect to be a preview of the grand final.
Eaglehawk’s shock 13-shot loss to Castlemaine gave Woodbury the box seat to secure fourth spot.
Woodbury snuck home against bottom side Inglewood by one shot.
Bendigo consolidated third spot after holding off Kangaroo Flat by two shots.
The final round will be played this Friday.
Division 1 – Golden Square 4/71 lt Bendigo East 12/86. P. Pain 27 d A. Borham 24, J. Ross 13 lt S. Whana 41, H. Macleod 31 d S. Howes 21.
Inglewood 2/68 lt Woodbury 14/69. L. Rowley 29 d J. Grainger 14, P. McEwan 23 lt K. Tanner 24, B. Taig 16 lt H. Cozens 31.
Kangaroo Flat 2/67 lt Bendigo 14/69. V. Flett 27 d V. Greenwood 22, V. Mortlock 24 lt J. Belt 25, R. Opie 16 lt L. Harris 22.
Eaglehawk 2/65 lt Castlemaine 14/78. D. Spencer 18 lt C. Frost 34, K. Rowe 18 lt P. Hunter 23, J. Robertson 29 d T. O’Shea 21.
Division 2 – Bendigo 2/64 lt Kangaroo Flat 14/65. J. Boyle 20 lt G. Gullan 24, C. Young 23 d N. Berry 18, H. Champion 21 lt D. Santon 23.
Heathcote 16/81 d Eaglehawk 0/67. C. Cail 27 d D. Clark 23, D. Cutajar 22 d C. Baker 21, E. O’Brien 32 d C. Patching 23.
Bendigo East 2/60 lt Golden Square 14/74. G. Judd 21 lt C. Slingo 24, J. Judd 25 d M. Lea 21, Y. Rutherford 14 lt J. Chapman 29.
White Hills 2/68 lt South Bendigo 14/94. C. Jnasen 21 lt B. Kendell 41, G. Jones 19 lt E. Bowland 28, L. Cole 28 d J. Warfe 25.
Division 3 – Bendigo East 14/81 d Golden Square 2/65. L. Heath 20 lt G. Hough 28, S. Williamson 35 d J. Owins 17, J. Hoffman 26 d M. McClure 20.
Woodbury 14/71 d Marong 2/67. D. Lock 17 lt J. Scott 29, C. Edwards 33 d A. Mackenzie 18, V. Rodgers 21 d N. Tate 20.
Strathfieldsaye 16/82 d Bendigo VRI 0/56. J. Armstrong 29 d S. Huggard 24, L. Harris 27 d A. Ellett 16, D. Reddick 26 d M. Gorrie 16.
Bridgewater 14/79 d Kangaroo Flat 2/68. M. Wright 20 lt M. Mitchell 28, R. Foster 25 d C. Berry 23, P. Wheelhouse 34 d M. Sanau 17.
Division 4 – Bendigo East 0/46 lt Campbell’s Creek 16/93. D. Saville 12 lt J. Leech 40, R. Hoffman 18 lt V. Ellis 30, R. Westman 16 lt M. Ross 23.
South Bendigo 2/49 lt Calivil/ Serpentine 14/65. J. Tynan 14 lt C. Maxted 29, W. Rowe 14 lt L. Lister 21, I. Petering d K. Maher 15.
White Hills 2/66 lt Dingee 14/76. R. Smith 18 lt S. Koch 29, N. Attrill 21 lt R. Bird 27, T. Cooney 27 d L. Demeo 20.
Harcourt 2/60 lt Castlemaine 14/84. K. Grant 11 lt B. McLean 41, M. Straw 22 lt Y. Podesta 25, H. Braid 27 d J. Lorenz 18.
Division 5 – South Bendigo 2/45 lt Inglewood 12/52. J. McKinstry 24 d E. Wilson 19, P. Godwin 21 lt E. Roberts 33.
Kangaroo Flat 13/59 d Strathfieldsaye 1/36. J. Fasoli 39 d R. Riley 16, C. Polinelli 20 t A. Butler 20.
Harcourt 0/42 lt North Bendigo/Eaglehawk 14/45. F. Harman 22 lt M. Ashman 24, J. Jenkin 20 lt S. Hill 21.