UNBEATEN Boort Yando will face Kingower in the Upper Loddon junior cricket grand final on Saturday at Bridgewater.
The Magpies completed an easy win over Wedderburn Band, which did not win a match for the season, when it resumed batting on Sunday in the two-day semi-final.
The Band was bowled out for 58 on Saturday, and Boort Yando finished off the job scoring 5-152 from 33.1 overs.
Beau Hartnell’s 35 from 99 balls was the only double-figure score for Wedderburn, and his two fours and a six were the only boundaries scored by his side.
Shelby Giorlando was next best with six runs as the Band recorded six ducks, including two golden versions.
Brodie McPherson took 4-8 from 4.2 overs for the Magpies. Boort Yando had little trouble passing Wedderburn’s total, with Cooper Gooding back in form, making 50 retired not out off 48 balls, highlighted by three fours and two sixes.
Opener Owen Byrne retired not out on 20, and Jake O’Flaherty also retired unbeaten on a rapid-fire 25 from just 13 balls, with 22 runs scored in boundaries.
Eli Clarke claimed 3-18 from his two overs, while Nate Turnbull and Beau Hartnell also took wickets.
Kingower’s place in the grand final was all but confirmed when Bridgewater was bowled out for a trifling 33 on Saturday morning. With a top score of eight by Jenson Birthisel, and five ducks, the Bulls were never in the contest. Captain Ryder Smith was devastating with the ball, taking 6-17 from his eight overs. Kingower passed the Bridgewater total without loss before Morgan Lonza (18) and Tyler Murphy (28) both retired not out, giving some of the younger players a hit in the middle.
The team was on 3-82 from 25 overs when the game was called on the first day. 
Birthisel was the best bowler for the Bulls with 2-3, while Ned Wickham took the other wicket to fall.
Boort Yando will be a hot favourite against Kingower in the one-day grand final, having not lost a game this season. Kingower won five and lost three of its matches over the summer.
The strength of the Magpies’ top order is likely to be the decisive factor on Saturday.