Tallygaroopna continued to assert its dominance in the Goulburn Valley Bowls Division second tier competition with another clean sweep on Saturday.
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The unbackable flag favourites proved too strong for Hill Top, running out 18-115 to 0-85 winners on their home green.
Although the final score was a big margin, the battle between Matt Robertson and Kevin Airs ended in gripping fashion.
Robertson, Glen Poustie, Jim Guthrie and Dwight Goodman pinched a 25-24 success against Hill Top's John McCormick, Maria Warner, Graham Smith and Airs.
Meanwhile, Ashleigh Williamson (22-19), Don Dickinson (24-14) and Di Hands (28-19) steered Shepparton Park to a 16-92 to 2-75 win against arch rivals Shepparton Golf.
Kyabram and Tatura pulled off wins against Seymour (16-107 to 2-77) and Mooroopna (14-107 to 4-98) respectively to complete the round.
● The margins were even wider in division three, with East Shepparton, Rushworth and Shepparton Golf proving too strong for Kyabram (15-106 to 3-87), Mooroopna (18-112 to 0-77) and Mooroopna Golf (16-105 to 2-87), respectively.
No scores were supplied from the Dookie-Shepparton Park contest.
● Meanwhile, Murchison claimed a narrow 14-103 to 4-95 victory against Shepparton RSL in their division four contest.
The Rissoles won two rinks, but Murchison's early dominance from Derek Anderson (39-15) and Geoff Higgins (31-17) paved the way for the win.
Tallygaroopna, Euroa, Merrigum and Shepparton Park were victorious against Rushworth, Avenel, East Shepparton and Hill Top.
● Seymour got the better of Mooroopna Golf in their division five battle, prevailing 12-79 to 4-75 with just one rink up.
Having lost the previous two rinks in narrow fashion, Seymour's Ken Butcher led his quartet to a dominant 28-17 win.
In the remaining matches, Colbinabbin proved too strong for East Shepparton (16-88 to 0-69), Stanhope thumped Hill Top (16-91 to 0-45) and Violet Town powered past Dookie (16-86 to 0-42).
● At division six level, Tatura and Stanhope played out a thrilling encounter in their western conference round four clash.
The two sides played out a gripping 9-63 to 7-63 draw, but Stanhope's two rink wins meant that they claimed more points.
Clarence Weller's rink win proved the difference in the end, with the close 20-19 victory earning Stanhope the bragging rights.
Elsewhere, Kyabram clinched a 14-80 to 2-58 win against Mooroopna Golf.
It was a much closer affair in the eastern conference, with East Shepparton defeating Shepparton Park (14-69 to 2-68), Nagambie overcoming Seymour (12-68 to 4-66) and Euroa saluting against Avenel (14-84 to 2-58).
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