The side took two of the three rinks during the afternoon's premier division battle to eventually prevail by 21 shots, 79-58.

Graeme Simpson and Mick Storey were the successful skippers for the hosts, while Wes Lennecke helped the visitors pick up some points from the contest.

SATURDAY PENNANT RESULTS

The triumph was Buninyong's fourth of the 2019-20 season and inflicted just Ballarat's second loss of the campaign.

Despite the defeat, Ballarat remains on top of the ladder, but now holds just a seven-point lead on the second-placed Victoria.

The big V made the trip to Mt Xavier on Saturday and got the job done in hard-fought fashion.

Victoria scraped over the line by five shots and picked up 13 points in the process.

The top five positions on the premier ladder stayed the same over the weekend, with Ballarat Memorial Sports holding down third following success at home to Sebastopol.

Beaten earlier in the season by the Kookaburras, the BMS outfit was this time able to secure a 96-79 win in Alfredton.

The result, thanks to wins from skippers Wal Whitehead and Mick Sloper, has closed the gap on top team Ballarat to just 10 points.

Saturday was a good day for Learmonth, which got itself off the bottom of the ladder thanks to a commanding victory at Central Wendouree.

Skippers David Pike, David Kelly and Greg Plier all won their rink clashes to help Learmonth prevail by 20 shots.

The result secured 16 points and saw the side jump over Creswick.

The Wickers suffered a heavy defeat at the hands of Webbcona, which landed a 32-shot triumph on its opponents' home green.

Webbcona remains in fourth place on the table following the win, while Creswick has slumped to last position.

The Ballarat District Bowls Division Saturday Pennant competition - across all nine divisions - now takes a break for the next two weekends before resuming with round 12 of the season on January 11.