Divison 2 played Rich River with the Diggers up on one rink, down on another and forced a tie in the third game.
RSL went down overall by ten shots, 55-45.
Linda Harris, with lead Ty Thurlow, Danny Stanmore and Trent Walton, went down to a polished Rich River combination.
Trailing 5-8 after 10 ends, the Diggers struggled from that point on.
They were held scoreless for the next 10 ends, resulting in a 21-9 scoreline in Rich River’s favour.
Craig Taylor (s), Jenny Tonta, Chris Frampton and Jo King held sway in a tight contest.
At 11-all after 14 ends, the Diggers were more composed in the latter half of the game, scoring on the last four ends for a great win - RSL 23 def Tongala 13.
Tony Tonta (s), Gary Koopman, Lindsay Dalzell and Garry Hulm were never far off the pace, with the lead changing continually throughout the day.
After 18 ends the Diggers led by a solitary shot, 16-15, then 18-15 with two ends remaining.
But Rich River grabbed the final three shots to force a thrilling tie at 18-all.
In Divison 3, RSL won overall by 41 shots - 81-40.
The Diggers bested Lockington on two of the three rinks.
Tony King (s), James Rhook, Archie Webster and Alan Hodges had a huge win.
Leading all day, with all members contributing consistently, they powered away to record a dominant win by 31 shots.
They won 16 of the 21 ends on offer to come home with a 39-8 win.
Peter Liefting, Cheryl Bradley, Paul Connor and Peter Thommers also had a solid victory.
Skip Liefting always had bowls in the head, converting on 14 ends overall in a great team effort.
RSL 29 defeated Lockington 16.
Wayne Bradley (s), Jim Jennings, Sandra Hill and Tyler Hillier had a terrific game on their rink, with nothing between the teams all day.
Locked at 13-all on the final end, it was Lockington who grabbed three shots for the win.
Lockington 16 defeated RSL 13.
Divison 4 took on Echuca and won by 15 shots, 62-47, with Echuca winning on two of the three rinks.
John Wilson (s), Graeme Gordon, Peter Todd and Ron Hulme were right in the game, trailing by just two shots at 10-12 after 13 ends.
Echuca proved steadier over the closing ends, picking up 13 shots to six for the win.
Rich River 25 defeated RSL 16.
Neville Austin (s), Ron Marchetti, Ian Chessells and Darcy Nilsson - playing his second pennant game with the club - were the only winning rink on the day.
Leading 14-5 on the 13th end, they faltered to allow Echuca back into the game but fought back to take the game on the final two ends.
RSL 17 defeated Echuca 15.
Bruce Ferry (s), Bruce Clancy, Ken Bowden and Ella Hipworth struggled all day in their match.
They only picked up a single shot between the 11th and 19th ends, but finished strongly to grab seven shots on the final two ends.
Echuca 22 defeated RSL 14.
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In Midweek Pennant today, Division 2 are on the road to Echuca and Division 3 will play Lockington at the Deniliquin RSL Sports Complex greens.
Teams are as follows:
Division 2: J Chick, A Webster, C Bradley, T Tonta (s); M Peterman, W Bradley, J Jennings, J Tonta (s); G Hulm, C Frampton, C Taylor, L Harris (s).
Division 3 - R Hulme, I Chessells, R Marchetti, J Wilson (s); G Chessells, K Bowden, J Rhook, B Ferry (s).
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