Ballarat has fended off a late season charge by Linton and will play Ballarat District Bowls Division Saturday prennant premier division finals.
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Ballarat secured fourth place with a six-shot win over Sebastopol, which slipped from second to third.
Linton went into the 14th and last home and away round needing a win over Creswick and a Ballarat loss.
Neither happened.
Ballarat took matters into its own hands with victory.
Linton won two rinks, but ultimately lost to Creswick by five shots.
Ballarat Memorial Sports finished on top - where it sat for a large part of the season - with Victoria second.