By Tara Murray
It was a frustrating day on the green for Werribee in the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant, division 2, section 1 competition.
Having had their last two matches against Keilor and Melton, heated out and then washed out, the Bees haven’t played a lot recently.
On Saturday, the Bees travelled to Rosamond, which has been one of the surprise teams of the competition.
Rosamond continued its good form to cement its spot at the top of the table, winning 84 (14)-73 (4).
Bees Mick O’Neil said it wasn’t the day that they were after.
“We’re a bit annoyed that we got beaten by Rosamond,” he said. “We just didn’t handle the green which was a bit tricky and it was a bit windy.
“Snowy [Brendan] Barker’s rink was up all day and kept us in it. We led with about 15-20 ends to go and look like we would possibly win the game.
“They then played some really good shots and they were too good for us.”
Barker’s rink won 27-12, while Robert Smith’s rink snuck home, 20-19.
O’Neil lost 29-16 while Robert Panton went down 24-10.
O’Neil said Rosamond, which has come up this season, has some really good players and is trying to make sure it survives in this division.
He said the last few weeks had been really frustrating for them.
“We were fairly annoyed we didn’t get to play Keilor at our place, while we missed out on playing the bottom side,” he said.
“You’re not guaranteed a win, but usually win when it’s top playing bottom.”
The loss means the Bees slip to third on the ladder.
Just 14 points separates first and fifth after eight rounds.
The Bees face Altona 2 on Saturday in the final round before Christmas. Altona sits in second spot.
“We’re looking forward to it and hopefully we can beat them on our track,” he said.
Werribee’s second side had a win in division 3, section 2 to remain on top while its third side lost in division 3, section 1.
Meanwhile in division 4, section 1, Hoppers won a thriller with Palm Lake,m 77 (16)-71 (2).
Andrew Doyle, Mark Coleman and Albert Wu were the winning skips for Hoppers.
After eight rounds, Hoppers sits 18 points clear on top.
Point Cook maintained fourth spot with a 93 (16)-63 (2) win against Altona 4.
Brian Turner, Michael Millen and Bruce Mummery were the winning skips for Point Cook.
