TREVALLYN will face another challenge this week in ACL.
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After a hard-fought win against Longford last weekend, Trevallyn captain James Whiteley said his side was committed to following the process.
"As long as we follow our process we'll stand a good chance of winning any game," he said.
The second-place side faces a bullish ACL, who are on a five-game win streak including a historic win against Perth that saw bowler Cam Martin tally an eight-for.
"I'm confident in our batting lineup - we have a high level of talent there to handle any bowling attack," Whiteley said.
With the Tigers' loss to Trevallyn, the Chieftains find themselves atop the totem pole. HADSPEN will head to Perth to face a side reeling from a beating in round 7.
Coach Liam Reynolds said being at the top of the table had the team feeling "not too bad".
"We've been focussing on consistency as a relatively new group," he said.
"It's been telling that we've been able to put things together and to be on top is a plus."
Reynolds rightfully credited the Chieftains' batting depth for the team's success, something he hopes to see once again against Perth.
"We're pretty even with our batting across the whole side which is good," he said.
"It means that if Dane's [Anderson] or someone is having an off day there's always others who can fill the void which is always really good."
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Perth, on the other hand, appear to be in free-fall, captain John Hayes said the team hadn't batted their full overs or bowled a team out since round one.
Facing a daunting task in Hadspen, he said the team needed get back to form in the batting to have a chance.
"We need to come to play - to either bowl a good innings or bat a total - otherwise things will go badly for us," Hayes said.
"We had a decent T20 match against them, so if we can get a good game plan and execute ... we need to post a batting total either to start or finish."
Coming off a win and a bye, GEORGE TOWN hopes to continue stacking on its success against Bracknell this weekend.
Captain Jack Hill said the team was well placed, and looked for a better performance from its top-four to win this weekend.
"Things aren't always as good or bad as they actually are and I knew that was the case with us this season," he said.
"We're not far off the mark at all to where we want to be ... I'm really pleased with how we're going."
BRACKNELL will need a better showing from their batting line this weekend, after six were bowled for ducks against Evandale last round. Panthers coach Andrew Wright said his side felt positive after a dominant first win of the season, and hope to build on that against Legana this round.
Durhams coach Michael Quill said this weekend's game was a must-win for his team who are working hard but not seeing the results they want.