The Eagles batted again in pursuit of an outright win, with Sam Leith and Bell making quickfire innings of 27 and 20 respectively to push the team to a declaration at 5-72 after 12.3 overs.
The Mudlarks had 26 overs to survive, but lost opener Shannon Reddie in the first over to be 1-4.
Eagle bowlers Lachlan McGinniss and Isaac McPherson picked up where they left off in the first innings – where they claimed three and four wickets respectively – as they picked up several key scalps.
But Lubeck-Murtoa batsmen Thomas Barrand, 28 from 43 balls, Cameron Newell, four from 47, Oscar Gawith, 32 not out from 22, and Xavier Shevlin, 16-ball duck, absorbed just enough overs to save a second-innings defeat.
At the end of the day the Mudlarks were 8-92, with the Eagles forced to settle for first-innings points.
At Horsham City Oval the Noradjuha-Toolondo Bullants were even closer to an outright win, finishing just five runs short against the Horsham Tigers at stumps on day two.

Jason Harris, Bullants, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Angus Adams, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Angus Adams, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Jason Harris, Bullants, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Matt Combe, Bullants, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Matt Combe, Bullants, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Tyler Puls, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Tyler Puls, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Jamie Byrne, Bullants, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Jamie Byrne, Bullants, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Dom Rose. Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Dom Rose. Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Jamie Byrne, Bullants, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Dom Rose. Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.

Matt Combe, Bullants, Horsham Tigers vs Bullants.
The Tigers had posted a first-innings total of 9-198, with the Bullants resuming at 1-84 on Saturday.
They raced past Horsham’s total for the loss of only four wickets, with Jamie Byrne, 59, Austin Smith, 35, and Justtin Combe, 34, leading the charge.
With first-innings points secure, the Bullants declared at 4-207, giving the red-hot Matt Combe another crack at the Tigers batting line-up.
Combe followed his first-inning figures of 7-50 with 4-24 in the second innings, removing Tigers opener Tyler Puls for a duck and claiming the scalps of Gavin Brown, Haydn Smith and Martyn Knight.
With four ducks on the Horsham Tigers scorecard the team seemed in danger of total collapse, but as has been the case many times this season, Angus Adams came to his side’s rescue.
Adams, the association’s leading scorer by a staggering 200 runs, made an unbeaten 51 as he soaked up 98 balls, each one shortening the Bullants’ potential time to chase an outright win.
When the Tigers finally finished their second innings at 9-106, they left Noradjuha-Toolondo only 12 overs to chase a target of 98 for outright victory.
The Bullants were up to the challenge however, with Justtin Combe slashing four boundaries in a quick 24 and Jason Harris lofting a six and four fours in an unbeaten 34 that came off just 22 deliveries.
Harris’ six, which came on the first ball of the penultimate over, reduced the equation to 15 runs required from 11 balls for his side.
But Tiger bowlers Tyler Puls and Dom Rose did just enough to hold off Harris and Matt Combe in the final two overs, with the Bullants ending their charge at 3-93.
Elsewhere, the Horsham Saints recorded a convincing first-innings win against Laharum at Coughlin Park.
Having already dismissed the Demons for 148, the Saints elected to bat through day two to finish 6-228, with Brock Hamerston’s unbeaten 51 leading the way.
West Wimmera also had little trouble converting its dominant position to a first-innings win, bowling Homers out for 140 after making an imposing 7-321 on day one. Adam Atwood, 32, and Matt Kerr, 34 not out, were the only Homers batsmen to do any real damage, with Warriors bowlers Josh Lees, 3-25, and Nathan Alexander, 2-16, picking up key wickets.
Another round of two-day matches will begin this weekend, with Horsham Saints hosting West Wimmera at Coughlin Park, Horsham Tigers travelling to Murtoa to play the Mudlarks, Laharum at home to Colts and Noradjuha-Toolondo playing Homers at Noradjuha. Brim-Kellalac-Sheep Hills has a bye.
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