However, Bay of Plenty Indians continue to struggle to make their mark, with Greerton making easy work of the Rotorua side's 85 all out.
In the other matches, two blazing centuries dominated the first two rounds of the competition, played at Fergusson Park in Tauranga at the weekend.
Led by a brilliant 105 runs from Bay Development batsmen Ben Musgrave, defending Baywide T20 champions Tauranga Boys' College defeated Otumoetai Cadets, in a repeat of last season's title decider. Cadets batted first and reached 158/9, with Chris Page top scoring with 49 runs.
The second turn at bat belonged to Musgrave, who attacked the ball at every opportunity, posting his 105 off just 59 balls, which included 11 boundaries and three sixes. The defending titleholders cruised to a first round victory with seven wickets in hand.
In other round one match-ups, Te Puke accounted for East Bay United with six wickets to spare, Mount Maunganui chased down Central's 132/9, while Greerton cantered to a win over BOP Indians after removing the Rotorua side for 85.
Greerton top order batsman Cam Neal took his team's innings by the scruff of the neck to smash an unbeaten 104, in his side's total of 185/3 against East Bay United in round two.
The boundaries at Fergusson Park where consistently under threat as Neal smashed the Eastern Bay side's bowling attack.
However, East Bay United master blaster Alex Yates was not fazed by the large target and he reached 92 before being dismissed.
Although his teammates continued the attack, they came up short, being removed for 160, to give Greerton what turned out to be a hard-fought victory.
Te Puke joined Greerton and Mount Maunganui on two wins apiece, defeating BOP Indians, Mount Maunganui strangled the Tauranga Boys' College batting attack to grab a 35-run win.
Lonestar Baywide T20 results for November 23;
Round one
East Bay United 111 (Richard Keighley 41; Josh Dwight 2/15) lost to City Sports Bar Te Puke 112/4 (Tai Bridgman-Raison 57; Mike Young 2/26)
Central 132/9 (Jason Trembath 80; Alex Gooding 2/10, Dale Swan 2/33, Nick Smith 2/35) lost to Mount Maunganui 133/3 (Mike Corbett 74no, Dan Hill 36)
Element IMF Cadets 158/9 (Chris Page 49, Alex Oakley 28, Scott Steward 25; Tom Wakelin 2/13. James Boyd 2/18, Mark Orchard 2/21) lost to Tauranga Boys College 160/3 (Ben Musgrave 105, M Orchard 21)
BOP Indians 85 (Praful Morangi 24; Tommy Clout 3/14, Murray Jarvis 2/13) lost to Eves Realty Greerton 86/2 (Shane Wineti 41no)
Round two
BOP Indians 121 (J Sima 40, M Chaagan 23; Matt Dwight 3/35, Sam Tallott 2/12) lost to City Sports Bar Te Puke 122/3 (Scott Tallott 47)
Mount Maunganui 159/6 (Matt Golding 70no, Ben Guild 34, Mike Corbett 26; James Boyd 2/24, T Wakelin 2/49) defeated Tauranga Boys College 124/4 (M Orchard 52, Harry Semple 42; Dale Swan 2/12)
Element IMF Cadets 126/7 (Ben Jensen 58, Vaughan Blanchard 3/25, Jason Trembath 2/16) lost to Central 126/6 (J Trembath 40, Kyle Blanchard 28, Ben Blackett 24; James Birchall 3/32, Henry Conway 2/17)
Eves Realty Greerton 185/3 (Cam Neal 104no, Logan Dench 27) defeated East Bay United 160 (Alex Yates 92; Murray Jarvis 4/25)