After comprehensively beating Mooroopna by 70 points in their round three match earlier in the season, the Saints ended up on the other end of a beating on Sunday, with the Cats victorious by a cool 104-points at Mooroopna Main Oval.
The Saints had no answer for Mooroopna forward duo Porscha Atkinson and Kiara Cooper, who both added five goals each to the Cats scoreline.
With the Saints again going into the match with limited players, the Cats consistently built their lead across each of the four quarters, scoring eight goals in the first half and seven in the second half.
Experienced players Kylie Relf, Alison Ballard and Fiona Powles in ruck again stood up for the Saints, despite being under seige for most of the match.
The loss pushes the Saints down to seventh on the ladder but they could rebound strongly with a victory against bottom team Tatura this Sunday, who are yet to win a game.
A win would see the Saints move back up to fifth, depending on the results of Mooroopna’s match against top of the table Shepparton.
Final score: Mooroopna 15.14 (104) def Benalla Saints 0.0 (0)
Best Players: K. Relf, A. Ballard, F. Powles, C. Tregoning, S. Bullen, A. Pierce
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