Ocean Grove narrowly holds the upper hand going into day two of its A1 Grade match against Queenscliff.
Queenscliff batted first and Ocean Grove would have been elated to dismiss dangermen Lachie Kidd, Tim Frankenburg and Pat Mileto with 57 on the board.
Mitch Potter played well for his 28, Jordan Monahan did his bit with 25 and Kane Leathem was 45 not out from 71 when the innings ended on 163.
Mick Thornton grabbed three wickets for Ocean Grove which is 2-55 in reply, needing 109 more for victory.
Greg Scarpa and Luke Morrison combined for a 109-run second-wicket partnership in B1 Grade against Queenscliff.
Scarpa made 78 from 177 balls while Morrison hit 52 from 95 to give the home side a total of 235.
Craig Byron made 21 from 36 at No 7 and Merric Platt made 22 not out from 33 at No 10 to give Ocean Grove a score that should be good enough.
Darcy Mullen (4-67 from 19.2 overs) and Michael Washford (3-30) prevented a scoreboard blowout for the Coutas.
Armstrong Creek proved too good for an improved Ocean Grove in D Grade.
Ocean Grove made 6-145 batting first with Steven Bate (35 from 36) top scoring while captain John Murphy (29 from 101) playing a patient innings.
The Titans got the runs with four wickets and 11 overs to spare thanks to James Claney, who made 41.
