In round three of Campaspe Playing Area bowls on Saturday, RSL Diggers Division 3 side travelled to Echuca.
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In windy but sunny conditions, the three Diggers teams battled it out and ended up with a draw.
Tony King skipped his team of Jo Chick, John Hulm (playing his first game back with the Diggers this season), and Garry Hulm on rink seven.
They had an even start being 3-2 after five ends.
Unfortunately, they didn’t handle the wind gusts and were down 7-14 by the 10th end.
They did manage to add five shots over the next five ends but after the 15th the card read 12-20.
The Diggers only added two more shots for the remainder of the game.
Opposition skipper John Blair excelled, and the board read 14-30 after 21 ends.
Team 2 for the Diggers saw Craig Taylor leading, young Mason Glenn playing second and Archie Webster third for skip Rod Reid.
They had a steady start and led with eight shots to Echuca’s five after five ends were played.
They added six shots while holding Echuca back to only score two singles.
The Diggers were double Echuca’s score with 14-7 on the card after 10 ends.
Echuca rallied and limited RSL to only three while they grabbed seven over the next five ends.
On the home run it was a tight contest.
The Diggers managed just three more shots and Echuca got six, which brought the final score to 20-all after 21 ends.
On rink nine, Jake Glenn led John Wilson, his brother Callan Glenn and skip Niels Hilton in yet another incredible comeback story.
They had one shot on the card to Echuca’s eight after five ends.
Over the next five ends they picked up seven and kept Echuca scoreless, to be 8-all.
The Diggers gained momentum and won four of their next five ends with a total of seven shots and limited EBC to a three.
With the card reading 15-11, the Diggers (now playfully known as ‘the comeback kings’) changed gear and amassed another 14 shots to Echuca’s 2 to finish another thrilling game at 29-13.
It was a monster effort to add 28 shots to Echuca’s five after being down 1-8 on the fifth.
After a win, a loss and a draw, the final score was 63-all after 63 ends.
This gives the RSL Diggers eight points, and places them 7th on the CPA Division 3 ladder.
This Saturday, the Diggers host Elmore who are currently placed 8th.
Division 5 played at the Deniliquin Bowling Club on Saturday, and the Diggers had their first loss after two very close games.
Graham Gordon, Chris Frampton, Ron Marchetti and skip Neville Austin had a steady start and were 4-all after five ends.
The Diggers added three to their card, while DBC added four and were in front 7-8 moving into the second half of the game.
The Diggers added six to be back in front by one, 13-12, after 15 ends.
In the remaining six ends, DBC scored a six and took the win 17-21.
On the other rink, Gaye Goodwin’s team of Ian McKenzie, Adam Harding and Dan Stanmore had an equally steady start being up 5-3 after five ends.
Adding three and limiting DBC to two, the scoreboard showed the Diggers up by three after the 10th end.
Scoring two threes over the next five ends equalled DBC’s six, and the score was 14-11.
The Diggers remained on 14 shots until they scored a two on their last end, while DBC won the other five ends with four singles and a four.
The four on the 18th put them in front and the Diggers couldn’t catch up. Final score was a close 16-19.
The Diggers are now second on the ladder with 28 points, however the Moama/Rochester game results were still pending at the time the report was written.
Division 5 play Rochester this Saturday on the RSL’s greens.
Midweek Pennant:
Today is round four of midweek pennant, at Rich River Golf Club. Transport to be advised.
Teams are as follows: G Goodwin, A Webster, R Marchetti, B Murray (s); C Taylor, C Frampton, J Chick, Rod Reid (s); A Hodges, J Wilson, G Hulm, N Hilton (s).