AFTER they met in last year’s grand final, there will be room for one of only Kingower or Bridgewater in this summer’s Upper Loddon season decider.
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Kingower and Bridgewater will clash in one of this weekend’s ULCA semi-finals after they finished second and third on the ladder.
The two rivals have met twice this season, with the ledger split 1-1.
Kingower won by 120 runs in round three, while Bridgewater won their one-day encounter by 10 runs.
The two teams will head into the semi-final at Kingower off contrasting results in the final round.
Bridgewater secured its finals berth with a win over ladder-leader Arnold, while Kingower lost to what had been the bottom side, Wedderburn.
This season’s meetings:
Round three – Kingower 253 d Bridgewater 133.
Round eight – Bridgewater 5-116 d Kingower 8-106.
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In the other semi-final, Inglewood has the opportunity to climb from wooden-spooners to grand finalists in the space of 12 months.
Having finished fourth on the ladder Inglewood has earned a crack at minor premier Arnold, which has home ground advantage.
The Arnold side includes the competition’s leading run-scorer Phil Scholes (436), while the Inglewood pair of Ben Power (25) and David Smyth (22) have combined for 47 wickets.
This season’s meeting:
Round nine – Arnold 9-240 d Inglewood 167.
