GOLDEN Square fought through persistent rain on Saturday to notch its first win of the BBD weekend pennant season.
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On a day where the majority of matches throughout the BBD ended in washed out draws, all four division one games were completed.
Square lifted itself off the bottom of the ladder with an 83-66 win at home over Bendigo.
Golden Square's victory was built on the back of the rinks of Travis Berry (+14) and Garri Conforti (+9).
Those two rinks offset the Bendigo wins of Andrew Brown (+5) and Lawrence Brooks (+1).
Golden Square's upset win continues its recent stranglehold over Bendigo.
Square has now won its past four matches against Bendigo by an average of 16 shots.
* Bendigo East has suffered a rare hat-trick of defeats, while Eaglehawk remains unbeaten following their clash at Lansell Street.
The Hawks prevailed 78-72 in a contest where both teams won two rinks apiece.
The closest of the battles was the Bendigo East rink of Brad Marron downing Dean Carter 19-17 to inflict Carter's first loss of the season.
The Eaglehawk rink of Mal McLean also lost for the first time, going down to the in-form Ian Ross rink 23-14.
And having lost just four times in his first two seasons at Bendigo East, gun skipper Lee Schraner endured a third-consecutive defeat with a 24-13 defeat to Darren Burgess.
* Kangaroo Flat's dominant form continued, belting Castlemaine by 34 shots.
The visiting Flat prevailed 92-58 to remain unbeaten and on top of the ladder.
Skipper David Keenan, lead Mal Balnaves, second Nick Davies and third John Berry showed why it's the No.1 rink in the competition, dishing out a 26-8 belting to Darren Taylor.
Keenan is now the only skipper with an unblemished 5-0 record after the previously undefeated rink of Cameron Keenan lost to Greg Podesta 19-17.
In a quirk of that Keenan-Podesta match-up, the opposing leads had identical names - Wayne Walsh.
* Reigning premier South Bendigo has climbed into the top four for the first time.
The Diggers extended their winning streak to three with a comfortable 92-68 victory over Inglewood that now leaves the Woodies as the only winless team.
ROUND 5 RESULTS:
DIVISION 1
Kangaroo Flat 92 def Castlemaine 58.
Cameron Wilson 23 def Rod Phillips 22; Cameron Keenan 17 lt Greg Podesta 19; David Keenan 26 def Darren Taylor 8; Barry Anset 26 def Peter Brain 9.
Eaglehawk 78 def Bendigo East 72.
Brayden Byrne 23 def Andrew Cullen 17; Dean Carter 17 lt Brad Marron 19; Mal McLean 14 lt Ian Ross 23; Darren Burgess 24 def Lee Schraner 13.
South Bendigo 92 def Inglewood 68.
Luke Hoskin 20 def Grant Jackson 19; Brad Holland 34 def Rob Day 16; Ethan Higgins 24 def Lindsay Kelly 12; Max Rowley 14 lt Dale Jackson 21.
Golden Square 83 def Bendigo 66.
Steve Drummond 20 lt Andrew Brown 25; Barry Hogan 16 lt Lawrence Brooks 17; Travis Berry 26 def Grant Woodward 12; Garri Conforti 21 def Mitch Hocking 12.
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DIVISON 2
Bendigo dr White Hills.
South Bendigo dr Strathfieldsaye.
Kangaroo Flat dr Harcourt.
Eaglehawk dr Bendigo East.
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DIVISION 3
Woodbury dr Serpentine.
Marong 80 def Bendigo East 62.
Strathfieldsaye dr Golden Square.
Heathcote 96 dr Bendigo 74.
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DIVISION 4
Eaglehawk dr Golden Square.
Kangaroo Flat dr Castlemaine.
Marong dr Bendigo East.
South Bendigo dr North Bendigo.
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DIVISION 5
Harcourt dr Kangaroo Flat.
Dingee 85 def Calivil 78.
Campbells Creek 86 def Inglewood 72.
White Hills dr Castlemaine.
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DIVISION 6
Bendigo dr South Bendigo.
Eaglehawk dr Bridgewater.
Kangaroo Flat dr Woodbury.
Bendigo East dr Marong.
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DIVISION 7
Strathfieldsaye dr Kangaroo Flat.
Bendigo VRI dr White Hills.
Woodbury dr Heathcote.
Golden Square dr South Bendigo.
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DIVISION 8
White Hills dr Kangaroo Flat.
Harcourt dr Strathfieldsaye.
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DIVISION 9
Castlemaine dr Bendigo VRI.
Marong dr Campbells Creek.
North Bendigo dr Golden Square.
MIDWEEK PENNANT
MONDAY'S GAMES
DIV. 1 - Woodbury v Inglewood, Eaglehawk v Castlemaine, Kangaroo Flat v Bendigo East, Bendigo v Golden Square.
DIV. 2 - Bendigo East v Kangaroo Flat, Golden Square v Bendigo, Heathcote v White Hills, South Bendigo v Woodbury.
DIV. 3 - Marong v Bendigo VRI, Campbells Creek v Harcourt, Kangaroo Flat v Eaglehawk, Castlemaine v Golden Square.
DIV. 4 - Bendigo East v White Hills, Golden Square v South Bendigo, Dingee v Calivil/Serpentine, Strathfieldsaye v Bridgewater.
DIV. 5 - Strathfieldsaye v Kangaroo Flat, Castlemaine v Woodbury, Eaglehawk v White Hills, Inglewood v Harcourt, Bendigo East v Bendigo.
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