Kooringal Colts have come through their second must-win match of the season with flying colours.
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After dowing St Michaels to make the finals, Kooringal extended their winning run with a nine-wicket win over Lake Albert on Sunday.
Dave Bolton led the way, finishing unbeaten on 91 as the Colts cruised past Lake Albert's total of 151.
Captain Keenan Hanigan was thrilled with the team's performance.
"It was a pretty perfect game of cricket really," Hanigan said. "We bowled really well and batted really well.
"It was nearly the perfect game of cricket in our eyes as we did everything right and we will gain a lot of confidence heading into next week."
The premiers won the toss and batted at McPherson Oval on Saturday but struggled to create partnerships.
Ryan Jamieson top scored with 38, the returning Alex Smeeth made 31 and Jesse Hampton finished with 22, but the Colts never let the Bulls too far out of their sights.
They shared the wickets with Hanigan (2-20), Scott McLachlan (2-22) and Jayden Beattie (2-40) doing the most damage.
Hanigan was pleased with the attack.
"As the pitch was playing quite well we talked about being patient when we were bowling and lucky for us they gave us a few chances when we were bowling and we took the chances," he said.
"They never got away from us at any stage."
After bowling the Bulls out in the 57th over, Kooringal was 0-74 at stumps with Bolton going on with the job.
Zac Hines was unbeaten on 26 while Dan Perri made 23.