PRESSURE will be high at Lockington and Toolleen in Saturday\u2019s sixth round of senior footy in the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL season.<\/p>\n
Stung by a 25-point loss at Leitchville last Saturday, Lockington Bamawm United faces a White Hills team on the rebound from its first defeat this season.<\/p>\n
The Stacy Fiske-coached LBU was beaten in every quarter by Leitchville Gunbower.<\/p>\n
It was Leitchville-Gunbower\u2019s first win since April 16 last year at Huntly and Shannon Keam\u2019s first as the Bombers\u2019 coach.<\/p>\n
Lockington is rarely beaten at home, but its most recent game at Locky ended in a 65-58 win against the Jed Brain-coached Colbinabbin.<\/p>\n
White Hills could not stop Mount Pleasant\u2019s charge to a 51-point win in the Demons\u2019 den at Winslow Constructors Oval in Scott Street.<\/p>\n
The Demons were down 37-8 at quarter-time.<\/p>\n
Best for White Hills in the clash with the Blues were Thomas Brereton, Ben Taylor and co-coaches Jake Pallpratt and Jack Fallon.<\/p>\n
Another big match will be at Toolleen where the ladder-leading Mount Pleasant takes on the third-placed Heathcote.<\/p>\n
A Mounts\u2019 attack led by Ben Weightman and Mitch Rovers is in hot form, while ruckman Chris Down and Adam Baird are keys in a formidable on-ball division.<\/p>\n
The Andrew Saladino-coached Heathcote turned a two-point deficit at half-time into a 37-point win against Elmore on the Saints\u2019 ground at Barrack Reserve.<\/p>\n
The Saints will look to Liam Jacques, Codie Price, Corey Grindlay and Braden Padmore to lead the way to victory against the Blues.<\/p>\n
North Bendigo is back at Hibo Hotel Oval in Atkins Street to take on Leitchville Gunbower.<\/p>\n
The Bulldogs\u2019 form has fluctuated from brilliant to bad in the past two games ,but they are unbeaten.<\/p>\n
Huntly is home at Specialist Breeders Australia Oval in Strauch Reserve to take on Colbinabbin.<\/p>\n
Elmore has the bye.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
PRESSURE will be high at Lockington and Toolleen in Saturday\u2019s sixth round of senior footy in the Bendigo Bank Heathcote DFNL season. Stung by a 25-point loss at Leitchville last Saturday, Lockington Bamawm United faces a White Hills team on the rebound from its first defeat this season. The Stacy Fiske-coached LBU was beaten in […]<\/p>\n