PORT City Magpies have the chance to leap into the Mid North Coast Premier Cricket League top four with a win over Taree United on Saturday.
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The two teams clash at Oxley Oval having been on opposite sides of the ledger during rain-affected matches last round.
United fell three-runs short of victory against Port Macquarie Pirates, while Magpies snuck home by three wickets over Macquarie Hotel.
Magpies need to build momentum if they are to be a force in the league.
United are in fourth and with a full complement of formidable players available will be playing to win.
The match could be determined by two players – Ricky Campbell for United and Brendan Badenoch for Port City.
Meanwhile, Wauchope will host Macquarie Hotel at Andrews Park.
At full strength Wauchope are a team that is very difficult to beat, full of quality from top to bottom, especially Bailey Smith.
Macquarie were denied by the rain last week, but Michael Pelley showed his class with the bat and they will again be playing to win till the last ball.
The battle of seventh and eighth sees Taree West determined to shake the cobwebs against a Rovers outfit that can beat anyone on its day.
At Johnny Martin Oval, Taree will turn up the pressure on Rovers.
Players to watch are Callan McKiernan for Rovers and Ryan Williams for Taree West.
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