Big win: Steve Tatnall helped Cobram beat Numurkah Golf.
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Rodney Braithwaite
With just two rounds to go until finals, Cobram has gone clear on the Murray Bowls Saturday Pennant division one ladder.
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The Tigers downed Numurkah Golf in an entertaining top-of-the-table clash.
Cobram won convincingly 65-45 despite Golf winning more rinks.
A massive 31-7 victory in rink two by Steve Tatnall’s side ultimately got Cobram over the line.
In other division one action, Barooga is knocking on the door of second place after dominating Strathmerton 71-35.
Numurkah fell to Finley 48-63 at home, with Warren Blanch leading his rink to a 29-15 win.
Meanwhile fourth-placed Wunghnu took home the win against fifth-placed Tocumwal Golf, widening the gap on the ladder with a solid 65-43 win.
In the Campapse Weekend division one competition, Tongala has almost secured a double chance come finals.
Its win against previously-unbeaten ladder-leader Echuca on the weekend has taken it to second on the ladder, 16 points clear of third-placed Deniliquin.
Ready to fire: Recent results for Tongala skip Greg Lyon have been a catalyst for his team’s rise to second on the ladder. Photo: Cath Grey
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Cath Grey
Tongala’s extraordinary four-week run, since it lost its round-seven match to Rochester by a shot, has included the scalps of Mathoura, Moama, Deniliquin and, on Saturday, flag favourite Echuca.
The 71-45 (15-1) scoreline came as the Tongala team reversed the round four result, when it lost by 21 shots to Echuca.
Tongala has the bye on Saturday and then faces two teams outside the four in the final two home and away rounds — Rochester and Rich River.
Skips Bradley Tinning and Greg Lyon have now joined Echuca skip Dennis Compton with seven wins for the season, the Tongala pair again setting the tone for the weekend.
Elsewhere, Rich River did itself no favours, suffering a seven-shot loss to Moama.
In the final match of the round, it was third-ranked Deniliquin that cemented its place in the finals with a 31-shot win against cellar-dweller Mathoura.
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