Point Cook kept its Bowls Victoria weekend pennant season alive, but Werribee and Hoppers were left on the sidelines on the weekend.
After rain in the final round of the season, bowlers had to deal with heat for the semi finals on Saturday and preliminary finals on Sunday.
With a total fire ban in place for some areas, it meant games were postponed.
Those include Werribee’s match with Bacchus Marsh in division 2, section 1.
The two sides were set to play off for a grand final spot on Saturday at Bacchus Marsh but the game was postponed.
A total fire ban was then in place in Bacchus Marsh again on the Sunday meaning it was postponed again.
The two sides will play their semi final this Saturday now. The loser will then face Keilor in the preliminary final on Sunday. Keilor had a big win in the other semi final on Saturday.
It wasn’t just Bacchus Marsh’s top side that had its matches postponed, its second side also had its matches postponed.
The second side was set to play Hoppers for a spot in the division 4, section 1 grand final on Saturday and then on Sunday.
It will now play this Saturday with the preliminary final on the Sunday.
Point Cook awaits the loser in the preliminary final,
Point Cook beat Yarraville Footscray 4 in its semi final on Saturday to keep its season alive.
The match went down to the wire with Point Cook winning, 73 (14)-71 (4).
Michael Millen’s rink won 22-20, with Bruce Mummery’s rink the difference as they won 24-8.
Brian Turner’s rinl lost 22-17 and Barry Watson’s rink lost 24-8.
In other results, Werribee’s second side made the grand final as did Hoppers fourth side. Hoppers second and third sides both suffered losses.
