BLU added itself to the mix at the weekend with a 36-run win over fellow Lions Stanhope, 9-151 to 115.
Cameron Laird stood tall with the bat, making 68, while Jake Toll contributed 3-18 in the bowling innings.
Elmore held firm at the top of the ladder with a confident seven-wicket win over Colbinabbin.
A 102-run stand between Matthew Woolley (51 not out) and James Harney (59) saw the Redbacks to the target of 164.
Kyabram Fire Brigade looked to Archer Backway with the ball as it kept Cooma to 9-128 from its 40 overs.
A useful 42 from Brett Andison at the top of the order ensured the chase began on track, as the Flames fired their way to the target in 25 overs.
Moama proved too strong for Rushworth 135 to 107.
Wickets proved an issue for both teams and the bowling of strike pair Kirk Teasdale (3-14) and Rishabh Kothari (3-31) was a difference maker during the Rushworth chase.
Echuca had the bye.
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Kyabram Fire Brigade ran up a ridiculous score on a great day out for batters against Rochester.
Paul Newman made 151 from 100 deliveries as the Flames put up 313 from 40 overs.
Rochester had a surprisingly good crack at the massive total, Brian Dwyer’s 81 helping his side to 251, a good score on another day, but 62 runs short in this case.
In a starkly contrasted game, 67 was the winning score for Echuca South after it bowled out Nondies-Cohuna for 65.
Grady Smith took 4-25, while Shuan Haffenden, Daniel Stephens and Cameron McMullan each took two to set up the easy run chase.
Leitchville-Gunbower’s 180 was enough to see it home against Tongala, the Blues removed for 105.
A useful 3-24 from Jimmy Gelletly led the way with the ball, ensuring Tongala fell short of its target.
Moama had the bye.
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Rochester had too much class for Echuca South, making 254 and dismissing the Swans for 104 in reply.
Matt Tobin showed quality with the bat, making 81, while Shane Broucek (4-28) and Nathan West (3-9) got the job done with the ball.
It was a similar story between BLU and Cooma, the Lions posting 237 before rolling the opposition for 105.
Jason Turner constructed an unbeaten 84, before Justin Guppy (3-11) and Royce Serpell (3-22) shone in the bowling innings.
Echuca also had an easy afternoon, running down Girgarre’s 103 without many issues.
Dimuthu Lakmai Kariyawasan Jalath Thanthrige started things on the front foot for Echuca, taking 3-31, before Thomas Kerr’s 34 led a balanced effort in the eight-wicket win.
Stanhope had the bye.
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Kyabram Fire Brigade had enough runs on the board, getting by Tongala by eight.
James Hargreaves (56 not out) and Keplar Cleveland (67) carried the Flames with the bat, while Sebastian Caldwell was best with the ball, taking 3-27.
Rushworth missed out against Echuca by a single run.
Chasing 141, David Baldwin needed two from the final ball to tie things up, but could only find a single.
Earlier, Shaun Fitzgerald set up the Echuca score with 44.
Colbinabbin’s chase of 190 barely got going, the Ducks crushed for 43 by a rampaging Girgarre.
Lachlan Turpin was the prime offender, taking a ridiculous 6-9.
Stanhope got the best of BLU, scoring a big 105-run win.
Wade Foley and Steven Hall made half-centuries, setting up the win for their Stanhope side.
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