BEATEN grand final Warrnambool Gold has been left to lick its wounds after an “eye-opening” thumping at the hands of a Tuesday pennant dark horse.
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Warrnambool Gold (49) suffered a 38-shot shellacking from emerging powerhouse Koroit Orange (87) on Tuesday.
Warrnambool Gold third Judi Smith described the defeat as “appalling” but revealed her side was determined to bounce back.
“We’ll have to improve a lot after today,” Smith said.
“We practice every Monday and we all come down to practice individually when we can. But we’ll definitely need it to get form back.
“I certainly hope we’ve got a bit more to give. We know we can but we just have to lift up our game.”
The defeat meant Warrnambool Gold slipped to fourth on the Tuesday pennant table, with a test against arch-rival and ladder leader City Memorial Gold looming next week.
“They’re on top of the ladder and that’ll be a good test for us, Smith said.
Koroit president Barry Padgham led the most dominant rink, defeating Brenda Hawker by 34 shots.
Bill Coates’ rink also triumphed comfortably, defeating Paul Symmons’ rink, while Trina Dycer fell agonisingly short of Warrnambool’s Helen Lock.
The defeat was Warrnambool’s biggest of the season.
Elsewhere, Port Fairy Gold held on to defeat Terang Gold by just five shots.
Gill Phillips’ rink was the largest victor – holding off Carol Cardwell’s by eight shots.
City Gold, meanwhile, cemented its status atop the Tuesday pennant ladder with a dominant 42-shot rout of Mortlake Blue.
Kaye Maddern’s rink was among the most dominant, scoring a vital 24-shot triumph over Dianne Robertson’s.
Val Hassell also enjoyed a strong 20-shot victory over Marjery Whitson’s rink, while Mortlake’s Valerie Smith rose to dismiss Colleen Haberfield’s rink by just one shot.
Dennington Red remains second after having the bye this week, while Port Fairy Gold is within reach of a top four berth after its five-shot triumph.
Tuesday pennant will resume next week.
