	{"id":108985,"date":"2025-10-31T04:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-10-30T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/?p=108985"},"modified":"2025-10-30T16:00:40","modified_gmt":"2025-10-30T05:00:40","slug":"diggers-ready-to-take-on-royals","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/timesnewsgroup.com.au\/bendigotimes\/sport\/diggers-ready-to-take-on-royals\/","title":{"rendered":"Diggers ready to take on Royals"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH Bendigo meets the unbeaten Bendigo in Saturday\u2019s fifth round of premier division action in Bendigo Campaspe Goldfields weekend pennant bowls.<\/p>\n<p>The Diggers and Royals will play at White Hills from 1.30pm.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s first against third in the premiership race.<\/p>\n<p>South Bendigo scored an 18-shot win against Marong last Saturday as Bendigo dominated on Eaglehawk\u2019s greens in an 18-101 to 0-64 victory.<\/p>\n<p>High for the Diggers against Marong was a 22-shot victory by Brad Holland\u2019s rink.<\/p>\n<p>Bendigo\u2019s Luke Hoskin and Brad Marron won in the Borough by 12 and 13 shots.<\/p>\n<p>Another unbeaten line-up in Moama will be back on home greens to take on Eaglehawk.<\/p>\n<p>The Steamers surged to a 56-shot victory at Strathfieldsaye last Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>Moama skippers Cameron Keenan and Brody Harker marked wins by 20 and 19 shots.<\/p>\n<p>Stung by its first defeat of the season, Golden Square returns to its Wade Street turf to play Strathfieldsaye.<\/p>\n<p>The Bulldogs will be on the rebound from a four-shot loss to Bendigo East in the Magpies\u2019 nest.<\/p>\n<p>Lachlan Darroch and Thomas Lester took the points for the blue and gold against Bendigo East\u2019s Tait Fuller and Connor Fry.<\/p>\n<p>Marong takes on Bendigo East.<\/p>\n<p>After a nil-three start, East fought back to record a 14-76 to 4-72 win against Golden Square.<\/p>\n<p>The Magpies\u2019 charge was led by the Martin Lord Snr and Marc Smith-skipped rinks as they won by nine and three shots.<\/p>\n<p>Marong\u2019s Robert Day and Dean Carter won their matches on South Bendigo\u2019s turf in Quarry Hill.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SOUTH Bendigo meets the unbeaten Bendigo in Saturday\u2019s fifth round of premier division action in Bendigo Campaspe Goldfields weekend pennant bowls. 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