Albion and Court House both doubled up on the weekend but in contrasting fashion.
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After just sneaking home by three runs against Kookaburras on Friday night, Court House thrashed Mornington by eight wickets on Saturday.
For Albion it was the opposite story.
After unleashing a torrent of boundaries and sixes en route to 4-175 from 20 overs on Friday night and a 88 run win over Mornington, the bowlers had to rescue them on Saturday after being rolled for just 90 in their one-dayer against Kookaburras.
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Following on from a blistering 46 from 20 that included four sixes and four fours on Friday night, Bailey Lennox was Albion's top-scorer on Saturday with 21. Richard Webb (16) and James Mack (19) were the only other batsmen to reach double figures as they were dismissed in under 20 overs.
"The batters haven't put much together apart from Friday night," Albion skipper Andy Mack said.
"But the bowlers have been keeping us in most games, which they did again."
Ash White led the charge as they bowled Kookaburras out in reply for 69 with 3-18.
Andrew Osmond (2-6), James Mack (1-14), N Vernon (1-5) and Garry Briggs (1-7) shared the rest of the spoils around.
Mack said he wasn't "overly confident" defending 90 but at the same time with the way the attack had been performing, wasn't too worried.
Briggs really strangled the Kookaburras batsmen, bowling four maidens in his eight overs.
He has probably been their best bowler this season, Mack said, but hasn't had a lot of luck.
"He's beaten the bat a lot of times," he said.
His one wicket on Saturday was the big one - Cameron Milne (for one).
D Marshall was Kookaburras' top-scorer with 14.
Earlier they shared the wickets around with James Thomas picking up three wickets, Oliver Thomas, H Sekhar and G Conn two and Milne one.
Mack was at a bit of a loss as to why they were able to score 175 off 20 overs on Friday night, and a day later (off a potential 40) couldn't even crack triple figures other than on Friday night a lot of balls hit gaps, whereas on Saturday they went to fielders.
They also had a bit of luck.
He was probably "dropped three or four times" in his 52 off 39, James (Mack) also chipping in with a quick-fire 37.
In reply Mornington could only muster 8-87, Justin Carter the shining light with 27.
Things weren't a lot prettier on Saturday.
Batting first against Court House they were bowled out for just 81, Andrew Johns (16no) and Nick Millar (15) and Mitch Foster (15) the only batsmen to make double figures.
Led by skipper Farran Lamb (3-6 off six with three maidens) the Court House bowlers really gave them nothing.
They were then powerless to stop J Campbell (36no off 30) and Blake Small (41no off 32) as Court House chased down the runs in just 14 overs.
On Friday night Lamb led the way with the bat hitting 27 to guide them to 8-87 from their 20 overs.
Kookaburras were in reply looking in trouble until S Keeler (27) and R Keeler (15) came together. They took them from 7-39 to 7-84 but three wickets in the space of not many balls saw them bowled for 84 on the last ball.
Ben Irwin did the late damage to finish with 4-12.