?? THE Tassie Spirit will face the Vic Flames in their last 2014 Australian Netball League game on home soil tomorrow.
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Launceston's Aurora Sports Stadium will be the venue for the spectacle, and the two sides appear to be evenly matched, with both locked on two wins.
While the Spirit has a game in hand, the winner will heap pressure on teams in the competition's top four.
The Spirit is on pace for its best-ever finish, having never placed higher than seventh in the competition.
Hot off the heels of their round 3 competition bye, the team will be eager to perform in front of a home crowd, following a win and a loss in the Spirit's past two home games.
Spirit goal shooter Sophie Gunn is proving to be a focal point for the Tassie attack and another strong performance by Gunn and Spirit captain Kate Costelloe in goal attack will go a long way to a home-team victory.
The defensive combination of Dannie Carstens and Kirra Parsons, who were named as the ANZ State League All Star pairing, have also formed a telling partnership for the Spirit, and should make life difficult for Flames goalers Stacey Northey and Gabrielle Sinclair.
The Vic Flames are coming off a one win, two loss weekend in round three, having lost to their intrastate rivals and last season's premier Vic Fury, Leg 1?along with the high-flying Southern Force.
Flames stayed in touch with the top four after beating the Blues by four goals last Saturday night in a hard-fought contest.
The last meeting between the Spirit and Flames was in the 2013 ANL season.
The match-up saw the Victorian side defeat the Sprit 56-42 at Waverley Netball Centre.
The Flames recorded a 15 to five-point final quarter to blow out what was otherwise a close and tight affair throughout.
Spirit coach Jon Fletcher will be no doubt hoping for a four-quarter effort from his side to grab a win tomorrow.