Cheltenham 3, Geelong 0
Sterling pitching and timely hitting delivered the visiting Rustlers their biggest win of the season. Single runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh provided all the scoring Cheltenham needed. The win improves their record to 10-7, now just two games back of Blackburn for the second rung on their divisional ladder.
Despite the loss, only the fourth of the season for the Baycats, Geelong remains atop their division, 1.5 games ahead of Essendon.
Doncaster 13, Preston 7
Two struggling squads met at Preston’s home ground on Sunday and the last place team came out ahead. With the six run victory, the Dragons improved to 4-12-1 on the season and the Pirates fell to 6-11-1.
Blackburn 4, Essendon 3
A back-and-forth affair ended with the Orioles eking past the host Bombers, 4-3. Blackburn got the scoring started with one in the third but Essendon answered right back with two in the bottom half. It was a huge three run fifth that provided the difference for the Orioles; though the Bombers scored once in the eighth they would get no closer.
The victory keeps Blackburn alone in second place; ditto for Essendon in the other division.
Melbourne 16, Newport 0
This simply was not the Rams day. They gave up three runs in the first, two in the third, sixth in the fifth and another five in the seventh to provide the final, merciful margin of victory. The win improves the Demons record to 15-3-1, keeping them high atop the ladder. Newport drops to 6-12 with the defeat, ahead of only Sunshine in the divisional standings.
Springvale 12, Sandringham 5
In a matchup between two teams desperate to get over .500, the Lions hitting won out, scoring three runs in three different innings (the third, sixth and ninth) to earn a crucial victory over the Royals. Now 8-11 on the season, Springvale sits in fourth place in their division, three games behind Cheltenham.
Sandringham fell to 8-10-1 on the year, in third place, four games behind Essendon and 1.5 games clear of fourth place Preston.
Sterling pitching and timely hitting delivered the visiting Rustlers their biggest win of the season. Single runs in the fourth, fifth and seventh provided all the scoring Cheltenham needed. The win improves their record to 10-7, now just two games back of Blackburn for the second rung on their divisional ladder.
Despite the loss, only the fourth of the season for the Baycats, Geelong remains atop their division, 1.5 games ahead of Essendon.
Doncaster 13, Preston 7
Two struggling squads met at Preston’s home ground on Sunday and the last place team came out ahead. With the six run victory, the Dragons improved to 4-12-1 on the season and the Pirates fell to 6-11-1.
Blackburn 4, Essendon 3
A back-and-forth affair ended with the Orioles eking past the host Bombers, 4-3. Blackburn got the scoring started with one in the third but Essendon answered right back with two in the bottom half. It was a huge three run fifth that provided the difference for the Orioles; though the Bombers scored once in the eighth they would get no closer.
The victory keeps Blackburn alone in second place; ditto for Essendon in the other division.
Melbourne 16, Newport 0
This simply was not the Rams day. They gave up three runs in the first, two in the third, sixth in the fifth and another five in the seventh to provide the final, merciful margin of victory. The win improves the Demons record to 15-3-1, keeping them high atop the ladder. Newport drops to 6-12 with the defeat, ahead of only Sunshine in the divisional standings.
Springvale 12, Sandringham 5
In a matchup between two teams desperate to get over .500, the Lions hitting won out, scoring three runs in three different innings (the third, sixth and ninth) to earn a crucial victory over the Royals. Now 8-11 on the season, Springvale sits in fourth place in their division, three games behind Cheltenham.
Sandringham fell to 8-10-1 on the year, in third place, four games behind Essendon and 1.5 games clear of fourth place Preston.