Just over halfway through the Campaspe Playing Area midweek pennant season, two main contenders look to have separated themselves from the chasing group.
Echuca had a fight on its hands to maintain its unbeaten run, getting by Moama 14-59 to 2-52.
Echuca skip Roma Opie’s nine-shot win, 25-16, was a big contributor to the result, while Kerryn Evans scored a narrow victory, 19-18.
Marilyn Stephenson pulled back some points for Moama, 18-15, but it wasn’t enough for her side to earn overall honours.
Mathoura has gone with Echuca through most of the season, this week picking up a 14-65 to 2-42 win over Deniliquin.
Skip Troy Mansbridge secured a dominant 32-7 win in his rink, leading his squad of David Murray (lead), Gayle Kerr (second) and Helen Holzer (third) towards a strong result for his Mathoura side.
Peter Pangrazio also earned points for Mathoura 19-17, while Stephen O’Brien clawed one back for Deni, taking his rink 18-14.
Rochester grabbed the win over Rich River, a 26-9 win from Brian Kinnane overthrowing losses in the other two rinks.
Gary Radford snuck a 23-22 victory for Rich River, and Brian Trengove also scored a rink win in the ultimately unsuccessful overall effort.
Middle of the pack Stanhope had the bye.
Division two
Moama grabbed a convincing win over Rochester 14-72 to 2-41.
Skips Mia Young and Kevin Connolly scored big wins for the Steamers, 31-12 and 27-10 respectively, while Anton Gusak helped Rochy walk away with a few points, winning his rink 19-14.
Echuca came out on top against Deniliquin RSL, Trevor Nagorcka making an impact, skipping his side to a 25-10 result in his rink.
Malcolm Thorn masterminded a second rink success for Echuca, while Linda Harris scored points for RSL.
Rich River proved too much for Ky Valley View, getting up 14-67 to 2-49.
Robert Thomas and Allan Linquist both picked up rink wins for Rich River, while Leanne Busch pulled back one rink for Ky.
Division three
Ladder-leaders Moama didn’t have it all their own way in a tight 12-43 to 2-39 win over Tongala Red.
Elmore proved too strong for Lockington 14-52 to 0-33, and Deniliquin RSL overcame Echuca 14-44 to 0-27.
Division four
Two tight match-ups defined division four, the first seeing Rich River take both rinks, but only squeeze by Lockington by three shots, 14-39 to 0-36.
Echuca got the win over Rochester 12-47 to 2-42, while the result between Tongala Red and Stanhope wasn’t available.