DARLEY and Melton moved a step closer to sealing Ballarat Netball League finals berths after both won and received a favour from East Point at the weekend.
Darley duo Sarah Thompson (24 goals) and Sally Jones (22) shared the scoring load in a 46-21 win against Melton South, while Melton overpowered Sunbury Lions 60-13.
Melton (8-2-3) holds fourth by half a game from the Devils (8-1-4), while seventh-placed Ballarat (6-7) lost to East Point to extend the gap between the teams. Bacchus Marsh (6-1-5) had the bye and is now six premiership points clear of Ballarat.
Click on the image below for our gallery of the Darley and Melton South game.
Elsewhere, Lake Wendouree, 78, defeated North Ballarat, 20, and Redan, 57, beat Sebastopol, 20.
1. Lake Wendouree (12-1,
52 points) 245%
2. East Point (10-2, 48) 175%
3. Redan (10-3, 44) 148%
4. Melton (8-2-3, 40) 167%
5. Darley (8-1-4, 38) 138%
6. Bacchus Marsh (6-1-5, 34) 113%
7. Ballarat (6-7, 28) 93%
8. North Ballarat (4-9, 20) 57%
9. Melton South (2-10, 16) 49%
10. Sunbury Lions (1-11, 12) 43%
11. Sebastopol (0-12, 8) 39%
Go to meltonweekly.com.au for a gallery from the Darley v Melton South match
