Bowls: Bacchus Marsh holds fourth despite humbling

Bacchus Marsh was swept off its home green and Kyneton Golf left with all 18 points in Central Highlands Bowls division 1 on Saturday.

Bacchus Marsh (49 points) is losing touch with the top three but still holds fourth spot ahead of Kyneton (44).

Kyneton Golf (third, 66) won 18-132 to Bacchus Marsh’s 0-80 and racked up some big rink margins in the process.

Dylan Filuk was Bacchus Marsh’s most competitive skip, albeit down 27-20 to Kyneton Golf’s Rick Turner.

Turner and Woodend’s Matthew Bacon are the leading skips after five weeks with identical 5/5, +68 records.

Kyneton Golf’s Mark Andrews beat Amy Gloury 37-20, Dan Lonsdale won 35-18 against Justin Webster, and Steve Taylor won 33-18 against Alan Maher.

Around the division, Lancefield remained unbeaten on top of the table but was run close by Romsey, 15-93 to 3-87. Woodend 14-98 beat Trentham 4-84, and Kyneton 18-111 beat Gisborne 0-73.

In Bowls Victoria Saturday pennant, Melton retained its division 1, section 2 top-four status with a 30-shot win against Moonee Valley.

Brighton (third, 80) and the top two are racing away, with Melton best of the rest ahead of MCC (fifth, 60) before a gap to Glenroy (sixth, 44).