Baranduda requires a further 143 runs for victory against Barnawartha-Chiltern, but they’ll have to reach the mark without injured batsman Jack Rowe.
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Rowe broke his collarbone in two places diving for a catch last weekend and will miss at least two months.
“He went for a catch early on and took it, but as soon as he hit the ground the ball popped out and so did half of his shoulder,” Baranduda captain Vince Moran said.
“He showed us the x-ray of it and it’s basically two pretty good fractures and bone floating in the middle.
It’s basically two pretty good fractures and bone floating in the middle.
- Baranduda captain Vince Moran
“To keep them to 180 with only 10 players on the field was a pretty good effort.”
Ladder leaders Yackandandah must chase down 181 when it resume its clash with second-placed Kiewa, while Eskdale, who sits in third spot, has plenty of work to do to defend its target of 94 against Mount Beauty, who will start the day at 3-35.
“It just goes to show how even the competition is,” Moran said.
“We’ve got 140 remaining and we’ll aim to do it in smaller targets throughout the day with partnerships.”
In the other games, Dederang will aim to defend its score of 7-200 against Howlong who are 0-8, while Bethanga needs 140 to defeat Wodonga.
