After claiming three of their five wins by a solitary point, Cavaliers will be hoping for a less stressful outing against winless cellar-dwellers Devon on Saturday.
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While the Hawks have a bye to stew over last weekend's nail-biting 57-58 derby loss, the Cavs head to St Brendan Shaw College to take on the comp's North-West outfit yet to get within 17 points of any opponent.
The Cavs coaching team has been impressed with the playing group's workload on and off the ball plus the trust and confidence they have in each other and patience when needed.
Assistant coach Anita Batty was proud of the group.
"The double-header weekend and our close match against the Hawks showcased the amazing workload that our players have in their tanks," she said.
"We strongly believe that the girls have the capacity to back themselves to go hunting for the ball and apply high pressure throughout the court."
The playing group has been working hard on centre pass structures in both attacking and defending ends and will be looking to execute these against their hosts.
Dan Roden's team remains confident in the depth of its playing group despite being without key mid-court player and captain Shelby Miller whose Tasmanian Magpies commitments have kicked in.
Round 7
Friday
8.10pm Kingston v Arrows
8.10pm Cripps Waratah v Karana
Saturday
6.40pm Devon v Cavaliers
Ladder
- TEAM P W L D F A Pts
- Cavs 5 5 0 0 260 223 10
- Arrows 5 4 1 0 324 195 8
- Hawks 6 4 2 0 427 323 8
- Cripps 5 3 2 0 242 203 6
- Karana 5 1 4 0 226 266 2
- K'ton 5 1 4 0 224 305 2
- Devon 5 0 5 0 189 377 0
Rob Shaw
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
Heralding the impact of Tasmanian sport without saying "punching above its weight" is not as easy as it sounds.
