SUNBURY has coughed up top spot in the Royal Victorian Bowls Association premier division with a 100-89 loss to new top dogs Moonee Ponds at home on Saturday.
The 2009-10 surprise packet has joined four other teams with a 3-1 win-loss record as a logjam has been created after four rounds.
The only joy for Sunbury, second with 53 points, came from the Michael Vesikko rink, which wiped out Barrie Lester with a 30-15 scoreline.
Sunbury's Graeme Bridge and his rink were licking his wounds after a 34-14 thrashing at the hands of Australian international Mark Jacobsen.
Sunbury faces Melbourne on the road on Saturday.
In the Victorian Ladies Bowls Association, Sunbury suffered a 22-shot loss to Yarraville-Footscray to drop to seventh on the ladder.
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