Three-time defending champions The Southport School treating every first XI game as do or die
The Southport School are treating every game as do-or-die ahead of a crucial chance to put a dent in the premiership hopes of one of their chief GPS first XI rivals.
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THE Southport School are treating every game as do-or-die ahead of a crucial chance to put a dent in the premiership hopes of one of their chief GPS first XI rivals.
Frustrated by two washouts and a bye in Round 1, the three-time defending champions finally opened their account last Saturday with a comfortable five-wicket win at home to Brisbane State High.
Their Round 5 assignment tomorrow is a trip to Toowoomba Grammar School, who led the competition after three rounds before a surprise loss to Ipswich Grammar School last weekend.
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Both sides will enter tomorrow’s battle knowing defeat could prove fatal in their title quest and the importance of the game is not lost on TSS coach Ross Wallace.
“The funny thing is if we can win our last six games we’re still very much in the (title) race. We can make it very hard for a few sides because four of the six games are against teams above us,” Wallace said.
“It’s going to make it tough with the two washouts (but) if we can jag one or two bonus points we’re a chance. We make sure the boys are switched on and ready to go.
“In the GPS comp there’s no easy game. Anything can come out and bite you on the day so we’ve got to be prepared for everything.”
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While they sit fifth, TSS are the only remaining unbeaten team after Nudgee College also lost to Gregory Terrace last weekend.
It leaves them just five points adrift of new competition leaders Terrace, with fellow top-three sides Brisbane Boys’ College and Nudgee also yet to have the bye.
FIRST XI LADDER
Gregory Terrace 21
Brisbane Boys’ College 20
Nudgee College 17
Toowoomba Grammar School 17*
The Southport School 16*
Ipswich Grammar School 15
Churchie 6*
Brisbane Grammar School 3*
Brisbane State High 3
*denotes a game in hand
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