The heavyweights came to play at Rutter Park with a competitive battle taking place between Tooradin and Kooweerup on day one of round four of the Casey Cardinia Cricket Association (CCCA) Premier Division.
The Demons won the toss and chose to bat.
Rock solid opening pair Chris Bright and Luke McMaster brought up 54 runs to kickstart the innings before Lahiru Jayakody claimed the prized wicket of Bright for 29.
It seemed the Seagulls were on top of the contest by bowling dangerously but McMaster was dropped twice in the 30s, once off Tyler Evans and once off Josh Lownds.
A miscommunication saw Ayden Mills (12) run himself out, but wickets were still far and few between for the hosts as McMaster brought up his half ton.
Shiran Rathnayake then took to the crease and also resisted firmly, providing excellent support for McMaster while building an innings of his own.
In the 50th over, McMaster (89) was trapped in front by Jack Mannix to put the visitors at 3/163.
Shortly after, Rathnayake became Kooweerup’s second half centurion, reaching 56 before being caught and bowled by Evans.
From there, the Demons’ middle and lower order couldn’t add much as Mitch Davey (12), Brannon Harrison (19) and Cooper Davey (18) were the only other bats to score more than four.
Bailey Lownds ripped through the final overs, nabbing five scalps for figures of 5/22 off 14 overs, holding Kooweerup to 258.
The matchup of Pakenham and Clyde at Toomuc Reserve is shaping up to go down to the wire.
Ankush Rana (4/35 off 19.5 overs) bowled beautifully while Max Adams, Luke Kerford and Ramneet Dhindsa all bagged two wickets each.
Zach Flaxman had his best innings as a Lion by top scoring with 46 and Jason Williams (32), Imesh Jayasekara (27) and James Close (27 not out) added handy contributions.
Pakenham was ultimately rolled for 183 after nearly 75 overs, forcing the Cougars to head out to the middle for just two overs.
On the third ball of Clyde’s innings, Dhindsa snicked off Jack Scott to have the visitors 1/4 at stumps.
Officer brushed off a tough start to notch a respectable 9/211 against Devon Meadows.
At Booring Reserve, the Bullants were 3/23 before steady bat Ash Smith carefully pushed forward, scoring 39 off 143 balls.
Chandrika Wathukarage was also incredibly patient and reserved, posting 37 after facing 117 deliveries.
Even production from the Panthers bowlers saw Mitch Kleinig, Jordan Jansz and Amarjit Singh all bag two wickets each.
