RUP-MINYIP batsman Travis Hair is expected to pass 500 runs for the season on Saturday.
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Hair, the competition’s leading run-scorer, has 490 runs from just seven innings at an average of 163.33.
The Blue Panthers will take on Noradjuha-Toolondo in a one-day contest at Minyip Oval.
Hair’s form is a big reason for the Blue Panthers’ status as clear premiership favourite at the midway point of the season.
The free-flowing right-hander is yet to fail at second drop for his new club, with his lowest score an unbeaten 47 in round five.
The Bullants will be desperate to dismiss Hair cheaply if they are to build on their form of the past month.
Matt Combe’s side has won its past three matches – including an outright victory – to storm to third spot on the ladder.
Combe, with 149 runs and 17 wickets in those three matches, has been the catalyst for his side’s success.
But the Bullants have been far from a one-man team, with the likes of Justtin Combe and Kyal Murray contributing with the bat and Josh Colbert and David Combe with the ball.
Likewise the Blue Panthers’ form has not solely revolved around Hair.
The ladder leaders bat all the way down to 11 and have a plethora of bowling options.
Leigh Funcke has been consistent at the top of the order, while skipper Brent Hudson leads a bowling attack featuring five players with eight or more wickets to their name already.
A win for the Bullants could catapult them to second spot on the ladder, while a win for the Blue Panthers would cap a superb first half of the season.
Horsham Saints will be out to break their Homers hoodoo when they host the Pigeons at Coughlin Park.
The Saints have won their past four games, but in order to post a fifth consecutive win will have to overcome the Pigeons for the first time in more than four years.
The Saints last knocked off the Pigeons on October 9, 2010.
Josh Carroll has been in superb form for the Saints, with three consecutive four-wicket hauls.
The Pigeons will look for an improved batting performance after being bundled out for 106 by Noradjuha-Toolondo at the weekend.
Adam Atwood and skipper Lachie Jones both scored half-centuries against the Saints earlier this season and have been in great nick with the bat.
Jung Tigers’ finals aspirations hinge on a win against Laharum at Cameron Oval, Laharum, on Saturday.
Anything less than six points will make it extremely difficult for the Tigers to push for a finals berth after the Christmas break.
Both sides will be desperate for a win – the Tigers have not tasted victory since round two and the Mountain Men since round three.