The Avenue remains without a win in Ballarat District Bowls division 1.
Hoping to open its account against Sebastopol, the Avenue found the going tough on Saturday after a week off due to its fixture clashing with the Victoria Open.
Club secretary Peter Glass said they had been hoping to kick-start their season after a disappointing start.
Instead, they lost 111 (17)-83 (1).
“Bill Hawken’s rink did best for Avenue in securing a draw, despite losing five shots on the last two ends,” Glass said.
“Steve Sullivan’s rink trailed by 11 shots after 18 ends and staged a mini-comeback over the final ends to go down by five shots. Ben Gould, in his first game as skip, also came home strongly to lose by just two shots, while Grant Stirling’s rink found it difficult to match their experienced opposition.”
The Avenue’s division 2’s also struggled on the way to a 116 (18)-77 (0) scoreline.
Glass’s rink lost by three shots; Glenys Kay’s lost by four shots after trailing by as much as 15 shots; Bob Delaney’s rink lost by 12; and Peter Thistlewaite’s rink went down by 20 shots.
The division 5 and 7 sides had a bit more luck, both recording good wins. The division 5 side won 1-2 (14)-93 (4) against Learmonth, while the Sevens defeated Ballarat, 130 (18)-66 (0).
In Bowls Victoria Pennant, Melton had a confidence-boosting win against Werribee.
After a couple of close losses, Melton comprehensively knocked off Werribee, 89 (16)-55 (2). The win, Melton’s second, leaves it in fifth position, just six points behind fourth-placed Glenroy.
In the Central Highlands Bowls division, Bacchus Marsh suffered a big loss to Lancefield in blustery conditions.
Justin Webster’s was Marsh’s only winning rink as the other three struggled to match their opponents. Bacchus Marsh sits sixth on the ladder after five rounds, nine points behind fourth-placed Kyneton Golf.
Bacchus Marsh’s second side had a one-shot win against Gisborne Yellow in division 2 in a top-of-the-table clash.
Winning two rinks and sharing a third, Bacchus Marsh won 88 (15)-87 (3) and is now 10 points clear atop the ladder.
In other division 2 matches, Diggers Rest defeated Kyneton Golf, while Mt Cottrell fell to Macedon.
In division 3, Mt Cottrell lost to Lancefield, while Bacchus Marsh and Diggers Rest had to forfeit their matches against Trentham and Woodend respectively.
