Ky welcomed Mathoura to Kyabram Bowling Club in round three on October 21, but the visitor came up with all the answers in a 14-71 to 2-55 result.
Joe Greco was able to earn points for the host side, his squad of Graeme King (lead), Graham King (second) and Jack Portia securing a solid 24-12 result in their rink.
However, Mathoura had the running of the other two rinks.
Troy Mansbridge’s quartet ran up a big score, 35-15, while Peter Holzer also secured a strong result, 24-16.
The result sees Kyabram fall to third, now trailing Mathoura by a point.
Moama tops the ladder as the only remaining undefeated side after beating Stanhope 14-63 to 2-59.
Peter Myers came away with a rink win for Stanhope, 24-20, but Moama’s Cameron Keenan (27-20) and Matt Robertson (16-15) secured the other two rinks and the overall points for the Steamers.
Stanhope is in sixth with a 1-2 record.
Lower divisions
In division two, Kyabram suffered a heavy defeat to Moama, 16-82 to 0-41.
Phillip Denham almost directed some of the points Kyabram’s way, but his squad went down 19-20 in the closest rink.
Ky also found the going tough against the Steamers in division three, losing 14-56 to 0-22.
Ky Valley View had a better morning, picking up the win 12-41 to 2-35 over Rochester, while Tongala also won well, 14-49 to 0-28 over Echuca.
Division four saw Tonny pick up a useful 14-59 to 0-28 win over Rich River, while Kyabram fell 14-49 to 0-28 against Lockington and Stanhope scored a 14-47 to 0-34 victory over Moama Black.
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