Queenscliff goes into its Bellarine Peninsula Cricket Association A1 Grade semi-final in top form after disposing of Ocean Grove in the final home and away round on Saturday.
Queenscliff will travel to Jac Juc and will be confident of victory after a good all-round display.
Openers Tim Frankenburg and Lachie Kidd got the Coutas off a bright start with a 129-run stand.
Kidd was at his brutal best and took full advantage of the smaller outfield at Ray Menzies Oval.
The boundaries were brought in significantly and Kidd was unstoppable with a 78-ball 76 that included some mammoth straight sixes.
Meanwhile Frankenburg was the steady anchor at the other end. He also made 76, but off a more patient 128 deliveries.
A final score of 6-224 was always going to be tough for Grove to chase down and it showed with only Mick Thornton (39 from 47) looking like getting on top of the bowling.
Lachie Stott took another four wickets with his innocuous slow stuff, but has taken 27 wickets this season, which is testament to his accuracy.
Grove was all out for 115 and faces a daunting, but not impossible, task against Anglesea for its semi-final.
Jan Juc kept hold of second spot with an unconvincing win against Inverleigh.
The Sharks laboured for 127 all out with veteran Iain Lygo top scoring with 35.
Inverleigh couldn’t get going with the bat with Jordy Graham taking 4-22 for Jan Juc in a 30-run win.
Collendina put in one of its best efforts of the season, going down in a thriller to Barrabool.
The Cobras made 7-150 with Nathan Frye leading the way with a brilliant 82 from 115 balls.
Barrabool was 9-134 when Kane Pickering (30 off 39 deliveries) departed.
But Nathan Findlay and Finn Peel got the Bulls home with a 16-run last wicket stand with only three balls remaining.
Spinner Jacob Gasier (3-21) and evergreen quick Charlie Lamb (2-15) were fantastic with the ball for the Snakes.
Anglesea finished the regular season undefeated after giving St Leonards a lesson.
No Saints batter made double figures in the final total of 62 as Dale Kerr returned to form with the ball, taking 4-7 from eight overs.
The Seas needed just 10 overs to knock off the runs with Ned Cooper taking his season’s tally to 686 with 23 not out off 25 balls and Tyron Norman taking his total to 457 with 34 not out from 35.
