Mt Xavier has kept Sebastopol in the division one weekend pennant finals hunt after suffering a heavy defeat at the hands of Learmonth on Saturday.
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The X-men failed to claim a rink success in the 114-74 loss, which leaves them just six points clear of the fifth-placed Kookaburras moving into the last round of the home and away season.
Sebastopol took all 18 points from the contest against Ballarat to significantly close the margin on Mt Xavier ahead of its round 18 battle with Central Wendouree.
The Bears, Ballarat East and Midlands Golf were the weekend’s other winners.
LADDER
BMS 192 points, 116.9%
Ballarat East 187, 116.4
Learmonth 184, 112.2
Mt Xavier 163, 100.9
Sebastopol 157, 99.2
Central Wendouree 138, 99.9
Ballarat 132, 90.9
Creswick 123, 95.6
Avenue 84, 86.5
Midlands Golf 80, 87.2
ROUND 18 FIXTURES
Avenue v Creswick
Midlands Golf v Mt Xavier
Sebastopol v Central Wendouree
Learmonth v Ballarat
BMS v Ballarat East
WINNING DAY: Andrew Vukobratovic and his Bareena outfit enjoyed a successful trip to City Oval in premier bowls on Saturday.
TRIED HARD: City Oval skipper Callum Mann scored one of the team's two rink victories in a losing battle against Bareena on Saturday.
STILL A CHANCE: Bruce Carter and his Sebastopol team scored a big win against Ballarat on Saturday to remain a hope of playing division one finals. Pictures: Lachlan Bence, Luka Kauzlaric.
LEFT HANDER: Ben Morris shows his style during City Oval's clash with Bareena. Morris was part of Callum Mann's rink which collected a victory.
TOUGH DAY: Ballarat bowler Garry Hamilton lost his rink and was part of the side that suffered overall defeat against Sebastopol in division one.
