Last week the Bulldogs exacted a snatch-and-grab job at Nagambie, stunning the competition by derailing the 2020-21 minor premier with ball in hand.
The momentum gained will be crucial when Katandra pulls up to Howley Oval on Saturday, a factor Tatura coach Daniel Coombs is well aware of.
“The boys were chuffed with the win, we showed a fair bit of character after scoring not many runs and having a disappointing loss the week before,” Coombs said.
“It will be a really good test at the weekend to see if we can put two wins together.”
An aspect which has hamstrung Tatura in games past is its ability to build scores.
Coombs’ charges have failed to hit the 100-run mark in both of the side’s wins this season — a facet of the game which must lift should the Bulldogs go back to back this weekend.
“Our batters are keen to make an impact this week and the boys have worked hard on a few things at training,” Coombs said.
“Katandra are always a dangerous team, they have quite a few match-winners in their line-up and they are coming off a strong performance at the weekend.”
One of the dangers Coombs speaks of is all-rounder Jedd Wright, who finally found his hitting zone for the Eagles in round five.
Wright smoked seven boundaries and a maximum at Princess Park, chalking up a 105-run partnership with Hadleigh Sirett to announce himself back on the Haisman Shield stage as he so often does.
Tatura’s most likely candidates to suppress Katandra’s big guns are sibling duo Jayden and Blake Armstrong.
The latter leads the competition in wickets taken with 11, while his older brother is far from slouching, having tallied five scalps so far.
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