Flames openers Paul Newman and Miller Griffiths put on 123 for the first wicket to set up the win after Moama had posted 8/177 in the clash at Kyabram’s Northern Oval.
There were some anxious moments in the Brigade run chase with both openers among a mini collapse when four wickets fell of only 17 runs.
But an old hand in Daniel Kent and Jack Donnell delivered the win with 3.5 overs to spare and five wickets in hand.
Newman made 73 off 79 balls with 10 fours and two sixes, while Miller provided solid support with 45, including six boundaries, off 80 deliveries.
Winning the toss and batting in the game at Kyabram’s Northern Oval, Moama compiled 8/177 with the consistent Fraser Buchanan (47) and Jordan McGregor (41) the main contributors.
Brenton Campbell with 3/35 off seven overs, West Indian import Char Smith with 2/39 off nine overs were the multiple wicket takers, while Rob Salter and Tristan Watson took a wicket each for The Flames.
— Bamawm Lockington United posted 167 against Cooma which was highlighted by a stellar knock of 83 from Zimbabwe international Regis Chakabva.
At one stage the visitors were 1/103 but they lost their last nine wickets for just 64 runs as the Cooma attack, led by Liam Scopelitti and Tom Guerra, bowled their side back into the game.
Scopelliti, the sixth bowler used by Cooma, took 4/3 off 5.4 overs and Guerra 3/22 off six overs.
But after a promising start by the Scopelliti brothers Liam and Mason, Cooma’s batsmen found it tough going and were dismissed for 98 in 31.2 overs.
In his first game for the season, Mason top scored with 35 off 65 balls, while Liam was second top score with 16.
In BLU’s innings, Regios Chakabva cracked six fours and two sixes on his way to a match high score 83 and shared a second wicket stand of 96 with opener Liam Hamilton who made 32.
— Leitchville Gunbower posted an impressive 4/209 against Rochester who proved up to the challenge of chasing it down to notch its first win for the season.
For LG Vikai Kelley top scored with 67, opener Tyler Jones was again among the runs with 55, while Kurt Brereton with 44 also batted well.
Opener Adrian Pappin, Sean Williams, the reliable Dylan Cuttriss and Joel Bunce paved the way for Rochester’s win.
Pappin cracked 69 off 51 balls and shared a 104 runs stand for the second wicket with Sean Williams (34), while Dylan Cuttriss (28) and an unbeaten 32 from Joel Bunce put the nails in LB’s coffin.
Rochester hit the front in 38.3 overs with five wickets in hand to revive its season.
— Matt Hinks was again among the runs for Echuca who piled on 6/250 against cross town rival Echuca South.
Hicks, who was coming off a score 99 in the previous match against Fire Brigade, again came up agonisingly short of a century, dismissed for a swashbuckling 85 which included 13 fours and 2 sixes.
He was involved in a fruitful second wicket stand of 54 with opener Brendan Moyle (52) and 76 for the third wicket with Kobyn James who scored 39.
Then Aidan Young chipped in with a quickfire 44 off 25 balls.
Echuca’s bowlers then dismissed Echuca South for 73 in 32 overs with Rylea Jones with 4/26 leading the attack.
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