Boyer grabbed 5-17 and bowled five maidens from his 12 overs to assist his teammates in bundling Euroa all out for 78 from 42 overs.
The Tigers’ run-chase was in disarray early — falling to 2-7 — before Mitchell Trevaskis (62 not out) and James Boyer (51 not out) steadied the innings to cruise their side first innings points, ending the day 4-138.
Sitting in seventh, Central Park-St Brendan’s will be sweating on the result from Mooroopna and Undera, with the sixth-placed Lions chasing 204 to win when play resumes on Saturday.
Mooroopna’s Jai Carn (37) tried his hardest to get things rolling for the away side, but the Cats could not fire and found themselves 8-140 and in desperate need of a defendable total.
Jed Woods (17) and Stuart Payne (35) combined for a 58-run partnership to prolong their side’s innings and get past the 200 mark.
The battle between second and third is set to be an enthralling finish on day two, with Shepparton United piling on 8-284 against Karramomus due to a classy knock from Steven Tate (75).
Tristan Zito (60 not out) and Travis Gillin (50) pitched, while Karramomus bowler Zac Groombridge tried his best with 2-14 from nine overs.
Old Students’ Dante Fichera nabbed an impressive 3-9 against Kyabram, with the Redbacks posting 186 from 65 overs, thanks to Nathan Pell’s 53 and Connor Hawes’ half-century.
Waaia is six runs away from claiming first innings points against Katandra, after dismantling the Eagles initially for 83.
Bombers pair Matthew Stuart and Rory Knight combined for seven wickets, and together the two strike bowlers had Katandra capitulate and lose its last five wickets for nine runs.
