Tim Russell’s men trekked to Bendigo to take on Sandhurst, returning victorious after posting a resolute 3-1 performance in enemy territory.
And in trademark fashion, the McBains burned brightest at the coalface during the win.
Goals to James and Xavier McBain carried the Strikers over the line, while Jacob Collins chimed in with one of his own to seal the win.
In Shepparton, Mooroopna and Bendigo Senjuns could not be separated.
The two sides fought tooth and nail to split the points, with neither able to rustle the net throughout the game's entirety.
However, in the women’s division Mooroopna had no trouble finding the target.
The Cats were rampant on offence against an unassuming Senjuns, whipping 11 past Bendigo’s goalkeeper without concession.
Alexandra Van den Berg stole the show with five to better Stephanie Cardamone’s double, while Kerry Gannon, Haylee Greenman, Kate McKernan and Lauren Varapodio featured on the scoresheet.
Out west, Echuca-Moama turned it on to see off Eaglehawk 4-0.
Courtney Thompson’s hat-trick was supplemented by Leah Kerr’s effort to guarantee the River Rats maximum points.
In the Goulburn Valley Hockey Association, Shepparton Youth Club had the better of Strikers in B-men.
Caleb Gillies, Nathan Greig and Ryan McKenzie found success in front of goals during the 3-0 result.
Echuca-Moama also scalped a win, emerging a 4-0 victor over Mooroopna.
In B-women, braces from Chloe Robertson and Lyn Berry helped the Cats push past Euroa 6-0, with Haylee Greenman and Gabriella Cardamone also scoring on Saturday afternoon.
Later that day, Echuca-Moama muscled away from Benalla in a comprehensive 9-1 beating.
Rolling through the youth divisions, SYC-Strikers felled GVGS 6-0 in the under-17s, with Echuca-Moama another to taste success through thrashing Mooroopna-Benalla 6-2.
Under-14 action had GVGS ship seven without reply against Strikers, while Mooroopna cruised to a 6-0 victory against Echuca-Moama.
Lastly, Benalla’s under-12 contingent was ousted 3-1 by GVGS and SYC smashed past Strikers 15-0 in a swagger-filled display.
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