BRIDGEWATER has fallen to a heavy defeat to Talbot in Goldfields Weekend Pennant bowls.
Talbot won 67-16 to Bridgwater’s 36-0, with all three rinks going the way of the home team.
The closest result was Allen Harrison’s rink, which lost 19-15.
Bridgewater will host Newstead White this Saturday, with both teams yet to win this season.
The club’s midweek pennant side began its season on Monday with a loss to South Bendigo at home, 33-0 to 49-14.
Last Sunday Bridgewater held its annual Hay Australia open day with players from Dingee, Serpentine, Inglewood and South Bendigo attending.
Bridgewater was well represented at Calivil’s Annual Open Day with eight players attending in preparation for the Bendigo season opener on October 26.
WEDDERBURN’S two teams ended up on both sides of the ledger as North Central Weekend Pennant bowls kicked off on Saturday.
Playing at home, Wedderburn’s reigning premier Division 1 team thrashed Charlton 116-12 to 51-0, mainly on the back of a massive 63-8 win by one of the fours.
The Division 2 side lost narrowly to Charlton, 73-2 to 77-10
     PYRAMID Hill’s Northern District bowls season has begun with a run of losses.
In midweek pennant, the Division 1 team lost to Cohuna, 85-12 to 31-0, while the Division 2 side (20-0) fell to Kerang Golf (64-8).
Saturday pennant saw similar disappointing results, with Pyramid Hill 1 losing 47-2 to 67-10 to Cohuna 2 in their Division 2 meeting. In Division 3, Pyramid Hill 2 scored 46-2 in its loss to Cohuna 3, which finished with 82-10.
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Mid-week: Division 1 Cohuna 85-12 defeated Pyramid Hill 31-0