LAWN BOWLS: Finals-bound Diggers and Steamers in match of the round

Moama makes the trip to South Bendigo needing to win to secure a top-of-the-ladder finish in its first season in the competition, while it's still possible for Eaglehawk to leap over the Steamers and grab pole position.

Two-time defending premier South Bendigo has hit form at the right time of the season, with the Diggers having won four games in a row to lock up a sixth-consecutive finals appearance.

Skipper Brad Holland's rink has won all four of its games during the Diggers' winning streak, while Luke Hoskin's rink has three wins and a draw to also spearhead the late-season revival after South had one stage been 17 points outside the top four.

Moama is on a six-game winning streak and is coming off the highest score of the season last week when it beat Castlemaine 109-67.

SATURDAY'S GAMES:

Bendigo v Eaglehawk

Castlemaine v Kangaroo Flat

Inglewood v Golden Square

South Bendigo v Moama

Bendigo East bye

Meanwhile, qualifying and elimination finals will be played in divisions two to nine on Saturday.

Division 2

Marong v Kangaroo Flat (Bendigo East A)

Bendigo East v White Hills (Golden Square Back)

Division 3

South Bendigo v Golden Square (Bendigo East B)

Bendigo East v North Bendigo (Golden Square A)

Division 4

Kangaroo Flat v Castlemaine (White Hills Every)

Marong v South Bendigo (Kangaroo Flat A)

Division 5

Kangaroo Flat v Eaglehawk (White Hills Turner)

Dingee v Marong (Kangaroo Flat C)

Division 6

Strathfieldsaye v Kangaroo Flat (Woodbury)

South Bendigo v Harcourt (Eaglehawk Read)

Division 7

Bendigo VRI v Golden Square (North Bendigo Top)

Kangaroo Flat v White Hills (North Bendigo Davis)

Division 8

North Bendigo v Golden Square ( Bendigo East C)

Harcourt v Kangaroo Flat (Eaglehawk Top)

Division 9

Campbell's Creek v Bendigo VRI (North Bendigo Top)

Castlemaine v Golden Square (North Bendigo Davis)

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