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WA State League 1 frontrunners Morley Eagles and Wanneroo Giants extended their winning streaks to five games over the weekend as they prepare for a possible grand final preview to close out the regular-season.

The Eagles took two-from-two away to Gosnells Hawks while the Giants completed a pair of shutout wins over Victoria Park/Belmont Reds at Forster Park on Sunday.

Jake Bowey allowed one run in eight innings and South Perth Cubs piled on four early runs to secure a 5-1 win over Victoria Park/Belmont Reds in Sunday’s WA State League 1 action.

Bowey struck out 15 at Forster Park, giving up four hits and issuing one walk, as the Cubs prevailed in a likely elimination final preview.

Samuel Sheppard and Zachary Gomersall combined to allow just two hits as Rockingham Rams registered a fifth win of the WA State League 1 season on Wednesday night.

Sheppard allowed one run in four innings and Gomersall did not give up a hit in three relief frames to close out a 5-1 win over South Perth Cubs at Empire Ballpark.

Will Sherriff and Lachlan McKinnon combined to limit Wanneroo Giants to only four hits as South Perth Cubs sealed a 6-1 win in Sunday’s WA State League 1 action.

Sherriff struck out eight in five one-run innings and McKinnon tossed four scoreless relief frames at Mateljan Park and the Cubs scored five unanswered runs across the middle innings to break an early deadlock and improve to 12-10.

A five-run eighth inning helped Wanneroo Giants hold off Rockingham Rams 7-1 in WA State League 1 action at Mateljan Park on Sunday afternoon.

A pitchers’ duel throughout the contest, the Giants broke the game open in the eighth to claim a win and remain in second place on the table.

Braves survived a late rally to claim a 6-5 victory over Carine Cats in WA State League 1 action Sunday afternoon.

Braves raced out to 6-2 lead before Carine threatened to pinch the contest with a ninth inning rally which ultimately came up just short.

Morley Eagles remain atop the WA State League 1 after fending off a challenge from second place Wanneroo Giants on Sunday afternoon.

The Eagles swept their Sunday doubleheader with the Giants after producing a five run ninth inning to claim a 5-3 win in game two.

Victoria Park/ Belmont Reds have held off a fast-finishing Rockingham Rams hanging on to claim a 10-9 victory in WA State League 1 action at Empire Ballpark on Friday night.

The Reds led by as many as seven runs but watched their advantage slip away as the Rams threatened to pull of an unlikely comeback in the final dig.

Morley Eagles remain atop the WA State League 1 standings after winning a wild 11-10 encounter against Braves Baseball Club at Crimea Park on Sunday.

The Eagles blew a four run lead before rallying back from a five-run deficit of its own to walk-off the third place Braves and extend its advantage at the top of the table.

Carine Cats overcame an eight-run deficit to record a walk-off 12-11 victory over Gosnells Hawks in a wild WA State League 1 clash at Empire Ballpark on Wednesday night.

The Cats came from behind on two separate occasions including from an 8-0 deficit to walk off the Hawks with three runs in the final frame.