Ocean Grove emerged from round five of Geelong Bowls Region’s Premier Division as a clear premiership favourite.
The Grovers are 14 points clear on top of the ladder after demolishing City of Geelong by 42 shots on Saturday November 25.
Lee Greening made it tight on his rink for City, but Peter Loe emerged triumphant by two shots in a closely fought contest.
The two other rinks were different stories.
Bradley Pavey won by 28 and Matt Flapper by 12 to ensure all 16 points went the way of the visiting team.
City is in sixth spot on the ladder with two wins and three losses.
Queenscliff is second on the ladder after grabbing all 16 points on offer against Drysdale although the match was much closer than that.
Steve Sullivan and Ray Butler won their rinks by the barest of margins while Benjamin Russell won by eight to give Queenscliff a 10-shot win.
However, Drysdale won’t be discouraged by that performance and is still well placed in fourth spot.
Highton showed that it cannot be discounted for the flag after a 32-shot win against Bareena.
David Priddle won his rink by 15, Dan Priddle by 11 and Scott McLachlan by six to have Highton well placed in third spot.
Bareena is nine points outside the top four.
Bell Post Hill and Eastern Park had to share the points with rain washing out play.
This week sees the top four playing against the bottom four.
Eastern Park travels to Ocean Grove in what will be a stern test while Queenscliff hosts Bareena.
City of Geelong will make the trip to Drysdale and rounding off the fixture is Bell Post Hill hosting Highton.
