Meanwhile, the Bega-Angledale Bulls were handed a loss by the Pambula Bluedogs.

The Bulls had started well against the Bluedogs with opening batsman Rob Stevenson building to a team-best of 57 runs.

Fellow opener Lachlan Sims had a worthy knock, hitting 17 runs for Bega-Angledale, while third down the order Ethan Gray was also steady to hit 22 runs.

Captain Cody Hazelgrove-Danvers scored 11, but was caught and bowled by Pambula youngster Harry McAlpin.

Sadly for the Bulls, the middle and bottom order all but collapsed as wickets fell quickly and cheaply to finish the innings early.

The Bulls finished all-out for 151 in the 33^rd over of play.

McAlpin had been devastating with the ball to clean up four wickets for just 34 runs off an eight-over stint.

A match-best knock of 59 runs by Bluedogs opener Sean Smith set the stage for Pambula's chase with a good delivery from Ethan Gray the ball to send Smith back to the sheds.

Fellow opener Tom Hammond fell to a catch from Gray when he was marched for just nine runs.

However, Jake Taylor batted at third and scored 46 as Pambula neared the target.

A cheeky Sam Griffin catch denied Taylor the chance of a half-ton, but 18 from Shane Baird essentially gave the Bluedogs legs to run down the required.

A swift seven not-out from Morgan Jackson helped the 'Dogs to 3/153 in the 27^th over for the win.

In other matches, Bermagui fell to South Euro in a big-scoring game after the Pirates posted 253 in their innings.

Bermagui provided a good chase, but couldn't quite match the run rate, finishing on 6/203 in their 40 allotted overs.

And in a very close battle, the Merimbula Knights kept their strong form to edge out Eden in the last over of play.

Eden had posted 203 with a half-century from Drew Mudaliar setting up the score.

However, 58 from Dylan Jordan and 48 from Mitch Jessop helped reel in the total with the Knights finishing on 5/204.

The results see Tathra still sitting clear of Merimbula for the outright lead on the competition, while Pambula has climbed to third with Eden and Bega-Angledale in a close race for fourth and fifth.

Bermagui are seventh behind the Pirates with Wolumla bottom of the table and yet to post a win despite strong batting.