Bluedogs cricketers enjoyed thrilling wins across the weekend including a 355-run finish to the second division play on Saturday.
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The club also enjoyed success in the women's round on Sunday with captain Zali Lavender leading the batting for a half-ton 51 not-out.
In the division two clash, Kynan Baker provided the strongest knock with the bat as the Bluedogs faced off against the Bega-Angledale Bulls with 83 runs to his name.
Harry McAlpin at opener was close behind on 77 where he set the stage for the winnning run and the success continued down the order.
Tarun Penukonda was just two runs short with 75 himself, while Trai Beasley finished up on 28.
When the second McAlpin brother was dismissed the Bluedogs had already passed 100 runs and when the bails fell for Baker the club were sailing past 225.
The Bulls managed some strong passages of play when they took the crease including a team-best of 49, while Heath Dummett knocked 38 as the Bulls battled to all-out for 152.
Carrying over from his great run with the bat, Harry claimed figures of 4/17, while Rory McAlpin claimed 2/4. The division two squad has finished undefeated and will contest the grand final with Tathra this weekend before division two converges with division one.
In women's play on Sunday, Pambula opened the batting at Bega's Roy Howard Oval and captain Zali Lavender wasted no time setting the scene for a good result, retiring on 51 not-out.
Phoebe Miller clocked up 16 runs before she was caught, but Uma Osborne built from the good work and hit a further 36 runs not-out.
With five runs from Mia Rawlins-Cook to finish the Bluedogs landed a 1/144 result.
Bega-Angledale managed a strong start themselves with Jemma Pollock also batting her way to a half-century, retiring on 50.
Vicki Marks was on her way to building a good score when Lavender ran her out for 18 runs.
However, the Bulls coughed up some cheap wickets and the club fell to 7/119.
The Merimbula Knights have also finished the division one season in first place and will face Tathra in the one-day grand final this weekend.
The club suffered a last-round loss to South Euro and will look for redemption in the final.
Brendan Daley hit 48 runs and built a strong partnership with Dylan Jordan (73), but the Knights order tumbled after their dismissals.
The final will be at Berrambool Oval this Saturday from 1pm.
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