YMCA stayed in touch with the Basketball Geelong Championship top four with an 81-72 win over Sharks on Tuesday night.

Y’s win leaves it on 35 points with five rounds remaining, two points adrift of playoff action.

Former Supercat Jordan Hill returned to form with 21 points, while Big V star Chris Brown had 14.

James Deocampo had 20 points for Sharks, who have fallen outside of the top four.

Christian College climbed to third with an 81-64 result against Rovers.

The Eagles were best served by Mark Dorwood and Seb Loader, who both had 22 points.

Andrew Olechnowicz was Rovers’ best with 28 points.

Pivot City retained top spot with a comfortable 78-42 victory over Dolphins.

Despite missing Jason Reardon, the Pivotonians had no problems with a Michael Lesic-less Dolphins roster.

Christian Keepen top scored with 19 for the winners, while Salabat Khan had 12 for the losers.

A combined 57 points between Simon Evans (30 points) and Ben Scannell (27) hasn’t been enough for Tigers to cause an upset against finals hopefuls Vytis.

The Knights winning 91-75 thanks to 25 points from Supercats’ rookie Michael Rebula and 21 from Steve Wiasak.

Try Boys Bears had the better of clubmates Try Boys 102-64.

Steve Hyland’s consistent form continued with 24 points for the Bears.

Jake Mongelli led Try Boys with 21 points.

In the women’s competition Rovers opened up a four point gap in second spot with a 46-40 win over YMCA.

Both sides went into the match at less than full strength, with Lana Ryder’s 19 points proving the difference between the two sides.

Ash Hatton was Y’s best with 15

Pivot City kept its finals hopes alive with a 75-52 victory over YMCA Cougars.

Olivia Cameron finished with 19 points for the Pivotonians, as did Kim Martin for the Cougars.