Ocean Grove 1 and Highton will fight it out for the minor premiership on Saturday February 25 in a massive round 18 Geelong Bowls Region Saturday Pennant clash.
The two sides have been the pacesetters all season and it comes down to the final home and away round to see which of them finishes the season on top of the ladder.
Highton currently sits on 226 points and Ocean Grove 1 is on 220. If they finish on the same amount of points, Ocean Grove will jump into first place due to a superior percentage.
On Saturday February 18, Ocean Grove 1 defeated stablemates Ocean Ocean Grove 2, 78 to 39.
The loss confined Ocean Grove 2 to the bottom of the ladder.
Highton defeated Eastern Park by eight shots in a tight match.
Adam Martin had a huge 16-shot win for the Parkers, but Dan and David Priddle turned the tables for Highton.
Bareena kept its finals hope alive with a 68 to 50 win against Drysdale.
Drysdale still holds fifth spot, but only by eight points from Bareena with both sides having a similar percentage.
Bareena will start favourites against Lara this weekend while Drysdale faces a tough challenge against Queenscliff.
Cal Inderberg ensured Drysdale emerged from the game with two points, which could prove crucial in holding onto a final spot.
Ian Hosken and Ben Wilding won convincingly enough for Bareena to gain 12 points on their rivals.
The Bell Post Hill vs Lara game had no bearing on the makeup of the top five, but it was Lara that emerged victorious with a 70 to 54 win away from home.
The win dragged Lara off the bottom of the ladder with Michael Kelly’s rink the big winners thanks to a 28 to 15 victory.
Queenscliff wrapped up a good win against City of Geelong and will finish the home and away season in third place on the ladder.
Queenscliff was never troubled on its way to a 67 to 39 win with Ray Butler, Richie McGovern, Paul Lawrence and Luke Lawrence winning well by 15 shots.
