Melton won a thriller against Werribee in the Cricket Victoria Women’s Community Cricket Competition shield 2 competition.
The Lions were at home against Werribee on Sunday afternoon and it went down to the wire.
Werribee batted first and made 8-163 from its overs.
Candace Hulett took 4-41 for the Lions to be the pick of the bowlers.
The Lions lost an early wicket before steadying
Charli Peterson and Hulett put together a partnership before Hulett fell and Chelsea Lapsley followed not long afterwards.
Skipper Amy Hibbert came to the crease and was there to help guide her side home with four balls remaining.
The Lions finished 5-164.
Hibbert finished 44 not out.
The win has the Lions in sixth spot, 12 points outside the top four with three rounds remaining.
Meanwhile, Melton’s men’s side had a tough match in the Victorian Sub-District Cricket Association south-west against Ormond.
Ormond needed just nine runs on day two to claim first innings points. It did that and declared at 8-175.
Melton made 139 in its second innings with William Chesterman top scoring with 42.
Ormond finished 7-82 in its second innings to claim the full 10 points.
The Lions face Moorabbin this weekend in a two-dayer. The two sides sit bottom of the table.
