Two rinks tied at 19 all, however it was the rink skippered by Alan Annear that proved the difference, taking the win 23-13.

Central Wendouree now sit third and await Bacchus Marsh in round 13.

Buninyong were unable to score a point in their 62-53 loss to Midlands.

They continued their fall down the ladder, dropping from third to sixth after sitting in first two weeks ago.

They now look forward to facing ladder leaders Creswick next week.

Bacchus Marsh made City Oval's run at the finals even harder with a tight 65-64 win in the game of the round.

Two rinks were blowout double-digit wins, one for either side.

The rink skippered by Robert Bowtell was the decider, taking the win 25-19 for Bacchus Marsh. City Oval now sit seventh.

BMS was able to climb into fifth position on the ladder with a 54-54 draw with Sebastopol.

BMS took the extra two points 9-7 with two rink wins.

The rink skippered by Kevin McLean had the biggest win of the day for BMS, a tight 19-16 victory.

Sebastopol remain in ninth spot on the ladder.

Webbcona was the other big winner of the day, climbing two spots on the ladder into second following their dominant 74-29 win over last placed Clunes.

The rink skippered by Sarah Braybrook was superb, winning 24-9.

LADDER

(after 12 rounds)

CRESWICK +148, 132

WEBBCONA +101, 125

CENTRAL WENDOUREE +133, 124

MIDLANDS +118, 118

BMS +33, 111

BUNINYONG +96, 109

CITY OVAL +59, 108

BACCHUS MARSH -137, 66

SEBASTOPOL -160, 47

CLUNES -391, 20

RESULTS

PREMIER

MIDLANDS 62 (16) d Buninyong 53 (0)

Maureen Goldsmith, Eric Kosloff, Alison Slee, Paul Kennedy 20 d Jarintorn (moon) Meulan, Ian Voigt, Joan Worth, Wayne Morgan 18

Cheryl Rowarth, Geoffrey Jenkins, Janet Vincent, Paul Carlyle 20 d Yvonne Gamble, Terry McDonald, Patti McGregor, Brian Wilcock 18

Judith Winnell, Barry Phelan, Lynette Lock, David Speechley 22 d Brenda Wynd, Norman Hand, Barbara Voigt, Peter Aldred 17

CRESWICK 61 (14) d CENTRAL WENDOUREE 51 (2)

Elizabeth (liz) Hocking, William Hetherington, Beth Huntley, Richard Irwin 19 t Lyn Kelly, Leonard Vincent, Marilyn Blake, Colin Johnson 19

Sigrid Glasspool, Bernie O'Malley, Lois Hetherington, Gerry Flapper 19 t Meryl Holloway, Edward Lee, Margaret Wilkins, Leslie (john) Quick 19

Dusty Taylor-Irwin, Stephen (steve) Pope, Rebecca Cooper, Alan Annear 23 d Cecilie Gunn, Ian Long, Margaret O'Meara, Anthony Gutteridge 13

BACCHUS MARSH 65 (14) d CITY OVAL 64 (2)

Judith Auty, Stephen Sullivan, Marie Russell, Robert (tom) Bowtell 25 d Janis Vance, Kenneth Nunn, Janine Roberts, Wayne Roberts 19

Lita Foot, John O'Dwyer, Donna Lyons, Wayne Turner 12 lt Cheryl Magrath, Leigh McKenzie, Elizabeth Kierce, Ian Robinson 33

Lyn Robinson, Andrew Dickson, Glenys Kay, Barry Steenholdt 28 d Lynette Kelson, Peter Orr, Sandra Grano, Chris Smith 12

BMS 54 (9) d SEBASTOPOL 54 (7)

Julia Holton, Geoff Allan, Judith Lindsay, Cameron Bryce 17 d Annette Hovey, David Parkinson, Patricia Cole, David Pratt 15

Michelle Tait, Ivan Annear, Linda Johannsen, Kevin McLean 19 d Merle Meadows, Maxwell Medwell, Christine Medwell, John Hofstra 16

Dianne Hampson, Mark Taylor, Lynette Bryce, Robert Dickinson 18 lt Coral (joan) Dunn, Joseph (joe) Hayes, Beryl Flynn, Ian Hedger 23

WEBBCONA 74 (16) d CLUNES 29 (0)

Robert Rimmington, Loris Gullock, Robert Edwards, Jennifer Shepherd 27 d Patricia Rodda, Bernard Rees, Valerie Jackson, John Dellavedova 12

Francis (frank) Clarke, Joy Feltham, Harold Worsley, Leah McArthur 23 d Maureen Harris, Fred Seers, Eileen Spong, Lindsay Tucker 8

Coral Crawford, Raylene Worsley, Thomas (tom) Clarke, Sarah Braybrook 24 d Barbara Millar, David Reynolds, Leanne Dixon, Peter Brough 9

DIVISION 1

CITY OVAL 62 (14) d BEAUFORT 61 (2)

CENTRAL WENDOUREE 60 (4) lt DAYLESFORD 61 (12)

MOUNT XAVIER 62 (14) d BACCHUS MARSH 52 (2)

SMEATON 63 (15) D VICTORIA 51 (1)

SEBASTOPOL 58 (14) d SMEATON 43 (2)

DIVISION 2

INVERMAY 73 (16) d LINTON 50 (0)

DAYLESFORD 66 (14) d CENTRAL WENDOUREE 56 (2)

BUNINYONG 63 (14) d MIDLANDS 59 (2)

BMS 71 (16) d SEBASTOPOL 39 (0)

LEARMONTH 69 (16) D, LT VICTORIA 47 (0)

DIVISION 3

CITY OVAL 84 (16) d MOUNT XAVIER 35 (0)

CENTRAL WENDOUREE 75 (16) d CRESWICK 41 (0)

BALLARAT 59 (14) d MIDLANDS 54 (2)

BUNGAREE 63 (14) d LEARMONTH 44 (2)

WEBBCONA 75 (16) d SMEATON 48 (0)

DIVISION 4

BALLARAT NORTH 35 (2) lt VICTORIA 37 (12)

BUNINYONG 44 (12) d BUNINYONG 40 (2)

MIDLANDS 44 (14) d SEBASTOPOL 36 (0)

BEAUFORT 37 (0) lt VICTORIA 57 (14)

ROUND 13

PREMIER FIXTURE

BUNINYONG v CRESWICK

CENTRAL WENDOUREE v BACCHUS MARSH

CITY OVAL v BMS

SEBASTOPOL v WEBBCONA

CLUNES v MIDLANDS

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