Following the first round of the new year, Rochester and Bamawm-Lockington United are now in a battle for second place after the Lions pulled one over on Rochy in round 10 on Sunday.
Hosting BLU at Windrige Oval, Rochester won the toss and elected to put runs on the board early, which ended up being a good decision as openers Hayley Broucek and Taya Munro set a solid platform.
The pair put on 14 for the loss of the first wicket as Munro was cleaned up by Emma Beal (10) in the third over.
Cadence Major’s (1) tenure in the middle was short-lived, as she was trapped lbw by Amy Fitzgerald after three balls.
Fitzgerald was on fire with the ball, ripping through Rochester’s middle order and claiming stunning figures of 5-15 from five overs.
Alyssa Braithwaite was the only batter to go along with Broucek, notching a defiant six from 19 balls.
Broucek ended up with smashing 21 off 38 balls, her wicket at the hands of Emma Beal brought an end to the innings, Rochy rolled for 68 in a tick under 17 overs.
Despite the Lions losing five wickets in their chase, the visitor took under 12 overs to reach the target, thanks in large part to opener Ruby Brentnall’s unbeaten knock of 24.
BLU captain Bree Styles (5) was the next best with the bat, while Jess Jepsen was there at the end with Brentnall, finishing on two not out.
Both Broucek and Braithwaite finished with a pair of wickets each for Rochester.
The Lions managed to bring their season back to even footing (4-4) and will be targeting Rochester’s (6-2) second place the rest of the way.
Rochester will travel to Katamatite Recreation Reserve for round 11 in the hope of getting back on track against the Tigers, while BLU will have a chance to rest with the bye.
The Game
Rochester 68 (Hayley Broucek 21, Taya Munro 10, Amy Fitgerald 5-15) defeated by Bamawm-Lockington United 5-69 (Ruby Brentnall 24 not out, Bree Styles 5, Alyssa Braithwaite 2-19).
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