Keilor has had a solid start to the Bowls Victoria weekend pennant division 2, section 1 season sitting among the top four early on.
After a first round loss to Werribee, in a rematch of last season’s preliminary final, the Bulls have been able to be in every match since.
On Saturday, it had to fight hard to come away with a draw against Club Sunbury 2, 81 (9)-81 (9).
Bulls president Joe Watkins said they knew it would be a tough match up against an improving Sunbury side.
“It’s always hard to beat Sunbury in Sunbury,” he said.
“A draw is not the worst result. We’re going OK at the moment and are winning the games we have to win.
“We lost in the first round, but playing Werribee is always a tough gig.”
On Saturday, Tony Davis’ rink had a massive 27-16 win while Frank Bellino’s rink was the other winning rink for the Bulls, winning 21-16.
Mark Jacobsen’s rink lost 31-17, while Richard Kopcewicz’s rink lost 18-16 in the other two rinks.
Watkins said the match went down to the final shot of the day, and they were able to get enough shots to ensure they came away with a draw and share the points.
After five rounds, Keilor sits third on the ladder with a 2-1-2 record.
Watkins said across the board things were looking really good for the club.
Upgrades on one of the Bulls rinks is set to get underway in the back part of the season meaning they will have to juggle some fixtures.
“The second side got beat and are struggling a little bit,” Watkins said.
“Our third side won again which is good. The whole club is going OK and we’ve got plenty of players.
“We’re tracking for finals for all our teams at the end of the year.”
In round six, Keilor is set to face Buckley Park in division 2 this Saturday.
Meanwhile, in premier division Deer Park lost a thriller to Bundoora.
Not much separated the two sides with Bundoora claiming the win, 76 (14)-70 (4).
For the Parkers, Ryan Tainton’s rink had a 19-15 shot win, while Mark Casey’s rink just got up, winning 18-17.
The Parkers now sit third on the ladder with just six points separating the top four sides.
Deer Park this week plays Melbourne on Friday night. Melbourne sits bottom.
