Sunbury has pulled off an upset win in Bowls Victoria Pennant division 1, section 1.
Having struggled for consistency since moving into division 1 this season, Sunbury had no easy task taking on section favourites and previously unbeaten Fitzroy Victoria.
Sunbury still had its struggles on Saturday, but one winning rink was enough to get the overall result, 83 (12)-72 (6).
Sunbury’s Dave Glennon said Mark Cowan’s rink had again been the saviour this season.
“It was the same as the Melton game; we had only one winning rink,” Glennon said.
“Only Mark’s rink won, and it was 29-8 up against Dylan Fisher, who returned that morning from playing with the Melbourne Roys in Australian Premier League.
“Brad Janner lost 19-15, Carla Krizanic lost 23-18 and Elise Cowan went down 22-21.
“The three losing rinks weren’t big losses and were easy to cover.”
The win is Sunbury’s second for the season, placing it in eighth spot.
Glennon said the win helped widen the gap between them and Preston Reservoir, which is yet to win a match.
“We need to start winning more than one rink a week,” he said. “We’re yet to win more than one rink; we need to get at least two or three to start getting the wins.”
Sunbury will have to make changes to the side in coming weeks, with Mark Cowan and Krizanic travelling to New Zealand for the world championships.
The two will play this week before missing three weeks. Krizanic is one of three Victorians representing Australia, while Cowan is part of the coaching panel.
The world titles cap off a busy few weeks for Krizanic, who was one of several Sunbury players in action at the Victorian Open. Krizanic, the reigning women’s champion, was knocked out in the quarter-finals by eventual winner Kelly McKerihen, and she was a runner-up in the triples.
