A six wicket haul from Kiewa's Scott Goodwin set the foundation for a semi-final win against Yackandandah on Saturday.
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The Roos came out to bat first at Yackandandah Sports Park, with Goodwin helping to restrict the opposition side to a total of 109.
Kiewa made 111 runs in response dropping five wickets from 28 overs.
Ben Curphy and Sean Taylor both made 23 runs for the victors, while captain Josh Bartel posted 26.
Bartel said it was a good win for the side, who will now advance to next weekend's District cricket preliminary final.
"It felt like we put a complete game together," Bartel said.
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"We started off really well with the ball and in the field we held some really good chances and catches."
Kiewa's Aaron Morrison continued to find form with the ball, while Yackandandah's Cooper Garoni took two wickets in the clash.
Batsmen Jay Hillary was his side's leading runs scorer with 21.
After starting the first five rounds of the season with four losses and a draw, Kiewa have stormed home strong and will now play off for a spot in the grand final.
They'll next meet Corowa in Corowa after they defeated Mt Beauty in their semi-final clash on the weekend.
Yackandandah still have a second chance up their sleeve after finishing the regular season on top of the ladder.
"Corowa are going to be really tough down there," Bartel said.
"We've had two really good games during the season.
"We won the first one and they won the second in a close game."
Corowa's Jarred Lane reached 51 runs in his side's win at Mt Beauty, with Daniel Athanitis and Jordan Hansted solid with the bat.
Luke Backhouse also had a big impact on the game, taking five wickets to see his side advance to another round of finals.
Mt Beauty's Daniel Saville took two wickets, while Ashan Ranaweera managed 34 runs in his side's last game of the season.
In the third semi-final played on the weekend, Dederang sent Eskdale packing from Dederang.
Eskdale batted first reaching 110 runs, with the home side only dropping six wickets to chase down their target.
Nathan McLean provided 41 runs in the victory, while Jack Veenbaas took four wickets.
Ryan Barker, Andrew Creamer and Jesse Marcuzzi all contributed two wickets.
Dederang will now take on reigning premiers Yackandandah to determine who books a spot in the grand final.
