Bacchus Marsh remains within touching distance of a Ballarat Cricket Association finals spot after defeating Napoleons Sebastopol on Saturday.
After being sent to the field Angus Jones was able to strike early, claiming one opening batsman early for a duck, however it was tough going from then on in the field. Opening partner Sajith Dissanayaka was able to make the most of his time in the middle bringing up a ton striking at a run a ball.
Dissanayaka was dismissed for 112 from 116 deliveries, with nine fours and five sixes included in the knock before getting struck on the pads by Thomas Wardell and sent back to the pavilion.
Batting at four, Luke Corden was also able to get amongst the runs making a handy 65 from 83 deliveries.
Wardell was the pick of the Bulls’ bowlers with 3-18 from his six overs.
Napoleons Sebastopol put up a strong score of 6-233 from 50 overs, leaving plenty for the Bulls to do in the chase.
Like the Dragons, the Bulls’ chase didn’t get off to a flying start, finding themselves at 1-8 after Wardell was dismissed for one early in the piece. However, its next wicket didn’t come for another 145 runs as opener Alex Porter and James Lidgett began to pile on the runs.
Porter was dismissed for 74 with plenty of runs still left to be chased, another wicket fell soon after with Taeje Baker falling for seven. Yet a strong fourth wicket partnership between Lidgett and Connor Ascough was enough to secure victory for the Bulls.
Lidgett finished with an unbeaten 106 from 120 deliveries while Ascough made a nice cameo of 35 from just 30 balls.
The Bulls chased the runs down with relative ease in the end, finishing on 3-234 with 2.4 overs remaining.
Following Saturday’s win the Bulls have four wins and four losses placing them in sixth position heading into the mid-season break. The Bulls will face Brown Hill at Maddingley Park on January 6 to kick off the new year.
