The Aces fought bravely, but the Amigos were too strong, winning 9-2.
The Amigos highlights included four tons, a 121, 125, 134, 135 and three 140s for Mark Robinson, Torin Helmore scored two tons, a 121, four 140s and a 180 and Darren Withoos snagged two tons and a 140.
The Aces welcomed back captain Steve Raynor, who fired in two tons and a 125. Mark Jones slipped in two tons and a 140.
The Kings went toe-to-toe with the Pirates in the next game of the night.
These two teams always tough it out in closely-fought matches, so it was no surprise to see this one go down to the wire. The Kings emerged victorious 6-5 on their home deck.
The Kings’ highlights included three tons and a 125 for Adam Lynch. Rob Welsh banged in four tons, a 125 and a 140.
Anthony Bohlmann slotted four tons and Terran Crispin nailed a ton and a 140.
Zane Kilroy fought hard trying to carry the Pirates over the line by throwing six tons and two 123s.
Seth Kilroy speared in four tons, a 121 and a 140 and Dan Kilroy sneaked in three tons and a 123.
The Kilmore Cobras faced off against the Broadford Badass at the Royal Oak Hotel in Kilmore in the final A-grade game of the night.
The Cobras struck first in the opening quads game, but it was nearly all one-way traffic after that, as the Broadford team took home the choccies with a 9-2 win.
Rohan Clancy was a standout for the Cobras, notching the team’s only singles win all while throwing three tons and a 121.
Crystal Bird was on point as well, smashing in two tons, a 132 and a 134.
Gerard Brady chipped in with a high score of 116.
Badass’ highlights included five tons and a 120 for Peter Myles, Anthony Wallis rammed in five pegs, five tons, a 174 and a 180 and Gary Power rounded out the evening with a ton, a 125 and a 140.
The Jacarandas locked horns with the Marauders in the next game of the night, with the Jacarandas proving too good, registering their first win for the winter competition, five games to three.
Katharine Boardman top-scored for the Jacarandas, snagging a ton and a 131, while Aaron Ballantyne and Jose Mason slotted a single ton each.
The Marauders’ Daniel Chandler smacked in a high score of 104 and Simon Collier chimed in with a single ton.
The 26ers loaded up at the Dave Cave to try and get some payback after going down 6-5 in round one against the Kilmore Convicts, but the task was made considerably easier, with the Convicts only fielding three players for the night.
The 26ers banked the four points with an 8-3 victory.
The 26ers captain Dave McGrath smacked in five pegs, two tons, a 124 and a 140, Brian Ward snapped in a ton and Bree McGrath made her competition debut in style, slotting a ton.
The Convicts’ Perri Clancy was the top scorer for the visitors. She sneaked in a high score of 120, Alex Read banged in a 107 and Peter Browne speared in a ton.
The final game of the night took place at the Pyalong Rec Reserve, with the Tiger-neers looking to assert their dominance over the Royal Rascals.
It wasn’t all rainbows and unicorns for the home side as the Rascals rose to the challenge early to see the scores all square after four games.
But despite their best efforts, the Rascals couldn’t keep up with the Tiger-neers’ barrage of high scores and finishes, eventually succumbing to an 8-3 loss.
The Tiger-neer’s highlights included three tons and a 116 for Mitch Wittig.
Mark Ruddick slotted a ton and a 125, Jack Stephens scored a ton and a 140 and Jamie Biagioni fired in a ton and a 115.
Belinda Reid was the standout for the Rascals, winning both singles matches as well as throwing high scores of 116 and 120.
Aaron Peacock snagged a ton and a 115, Noel Whittling banged in a 117 and Stuart Crockett chipped in with a single ton.
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