Werribee’s road losing streak in Bowls Victoria division 1 has ended.
The Bees finally won a game away from the Hive, breaking a losing run going back to the 2011-12 season when the club played in the premier division.
The pressure valve was released on Saturday and the Bees could exhale after a 92-79 win over Montmorency.
“We got the monkey off the back,” Bees skip Snowy Barker said. “It’s a relief and it’s something we can work on and push for next time we play away.”
The Bees had to endure a nervous finish in breaking the streak.
They had two huge rink victories, but were also beaten in the other two rinks.
Mick O’Neil gave the Bees plenty of room to move with an 18-shot win, while Rob Panton ended the game up by 13.
The trouble spots for the Bees were Barker, down three, and Steve Clancy, down 13.
Clancy was a makeshift skip for the absent Peter Ware.
In fact, the Bees were missing three key players, making the victory all the more impressive.
The situation provided a chance for teenager Kendall Evans to make his debut in the top side. Evans’ arrival completes a meteoric rise.
“He’s gone from the fives to the threes to the twos to the ones in seven rounds,” Barker said. “It’s a massive rise and I think he could probably hold his spot.”
The Bees host Preston-Reservoir at Chirnside Park on Friday from 6.30pm.
