Darley had to overcome Lake Wendouree and tricky conditions to win through to the Ballarat Netball League preliminary final.
It was wet, windy and cold conditions at Sebastopol on Sunday, making the task of winning through to the second last round of finals even more tricky.
While the rain had gone by the final netball match of the day, the Devils and Lakers had to battle the wind.
The Devils set up the win in the first quarter as they jumped out of the blocks to lead 15-3.
Lake Wendouree reduced the margin to eight goals at the main break, as the Devils scored just five goals for the quarter.
The Devils got better as the game went on and managed to come away with a convincing 45-22 win.
Oliva Cawthray shot 32 goals for the Devils, while Monique Nagle shot 13 goals from 16 attempts.
The Devils will now face North Ballarat in the preliminary final.
North Ballarat lost its semi final with the Sunbury Lions, 59-55. The Lions await the winner of the preliminary final in the grand final.
The Devils won both games between them and North Ballarat by eight goals.
In other grades, Darley’s B-grade side also won through to the preliminary final as it beat Lake Wendouree, 40-33.
The C-grade side won through to the preliminary final with a 16-13 win against East Point, while the D-grade side and under-19s lost their semi finals and will also play in a preliminary final.
In E-grade, Bacchus Marsh got knocked out on Sunday.
