Darley made the most of being able to play out a full game as it remains undefeated in the Ballarat Cricket Association.
The Lions last two matches ended in washouts leaving the side sitting on the sidelines while other sides were able to get on and get results.
Captain-coach Nathan Yates said it was just nice to be able to get out there and finish a game.
“The last couple of weeks we’ve been in good positions and the rain halted things,” he said.
“It was nice to have the chance to get the results. The last one of those games, the Ballarat games got on and we were playing in Darley. Normally it’s the other way.
“It was frustrating but it was out of our control.”
The Lions have faced Ballarat Redan over the past two Saturdays.
Ballarat Redan made 213 on day one of the match.
Yates said they were happy chasing that.
“They got off a good start and were 0-110 or something like that,” he said. “To bowl them out for 213 we were really happy.
“It was looking like we would be chasing 300-plus. It was a great fightback in the second half of day one.”
Yates said the message heading into day two on Saturday was to take the game as deep as they could.
He said they thought as long as they had wickets in the back half of the innings they would be fine.
“It panned out in the end,” he said. “We lost a few more than we would have liked early, but we only needed three and half runs an over.
“We rewarded Archer Ward and gave him a go up the order. It didn’t come to fruition this time but we had some older headers at the end so it seemed to be the right play.”
The Lions got the winning runs with three overs remaining.
Yates finished unbeaten on 58 not out while Jarrod Burns scored 57.
The win has the Lions sitting in second spot, three points behind Mt Clear.
Yates said they were happy with how the first part of the season had gone so far.
“We have not lost a game yet, it’s been a great start,” he said.
“We wanted to get some wins before Christmas to set the season up, not chasing our tail last year.
“We’ve got a couple of big games coming up before Christmas. If we can get a couple more wins before Christmas we’ll set ourselves up.”
The Lions face Brown Hill in a Saturday-Sunday clash this weekend.
Meanwhile, Bacchus Marsh suffered a big loss against Mt Clear.
Chasing 6-342, the Bulls were bowled out for 125.
Alex Porter top scored with 39 as just two players reached double figures.
The Bulls were 2-115 in their second innings when the match ended.
The Bulls face Golden Point this weekend.
