The Goulburn Valley Playing Area’s midweek pennant first division finals race is heading into the last round of the home-and-away season with a pair of Tuesday’s results setting up a blockbuster finale.
Needing a win to keep its finals hopes alive heading into the 14th and final round, defending champions Tallygaroopna, currently fifth, closed the gap on fourth-placed Euroa with a clinical showing against East Shepparton.
The Redlegs collected a resounding 35-shot triumph on the back of resounding performances from skips David Daws (34-14) and Mark Ryan (30-15), while Carla Miles tied Euroa’s Kevin Cox 21 shots apiece.
The convincing 15-85 to 1-50 win has drawn Tally to within two points of Euroa, which dropped its clash against Shepparton Park 0-55 to 16-68.
The Parkers, gunning for the coveted double chance, belied the close nature of the shots tally by getting all rinks up, securing maximum points via Noel Halden (27-22), Kate Bush (21-19) and Ross Higgins’ four (20-14) in a tight encounter at Shepparton Park.
The loss means Euroa must now battle to secure their finals berth.
In a perfect finale, it will be sudden-death when Tallygaroopna visits Euroa in the final round to determine who progresses to the post-season.
Elsewhere, Shepparton Golf placed one hand on the minor premiership with a 15-shot win over Seymour VRI, Golf skip Garry Russell’s 27-18 triumph against Joseph Purcell breaking the deadlock.
Meanwhile, Seymour’s dream of a top two finish isn’t out of the question after a 30-shot win over Tatura Hill Top.
They’ll be made to earn it, however, with a final-round match-up against Shepparton Golf on the Golfers’ home green booked for next week.
GVPA midweek pennant round 14
Euroa (fourth) vs Tallygaroopna (fifth)
Shepparton Golf (first) vs Seymour (third)
Tatura Hill Top (sixth) vs Seymour VRI (seventh)
East Shepparton (eighth) vs Shepparton Park (second)
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