The Saints would dearly love to have found the form that they displayed early in the season when they defeated the Warriors in their first two contests.

However, despite a creditable defence it was again their batting which let them down.

Runs were hard to get with the Warriors scoring singles in each of the first, third and sixth innings.

The first was a home run past left field from Montana Kearnes. Kearnes scored again in the third after hitting a two-bagger to left field and being batted in by Carmel Hutchinson.

Their third to cross the plate was Hutchinson, in the top of the sixth. After hitting safely to left field a wild throw advanced her to third from where she was batted in by Jess Grant.

Despite this commendable fielding effort by the Saints they couldn't crack it for a run, and for the second consecutive match failed to score.

Only the consistent Tessa McGlynn, Kadison Hofert and Gemma McGlynn had hits against the fine pitching of Kearnes, who finished the game with 9 K-2s.

The Warriors will look to having another win when they meet Turvey Park Red in next week's final round of matches, while the Saints will meet Turvey Park Blue.

In the other match, Turvey Park Blue had a seven-run win over Turvey Park Red.

The Reds were without key players, Montana Duncan, Jamila Piercy and Kate Looney and had to rely on the

pitching of youngster, Alex Maiden and the experienced Belinda Dennis.

The Blues were also without regular starters Jane, Leila and Phoebe Wadley and had to call on 'B' grader

Amanda Hubbard, to pitch in place of the ill Paris Hall, who played at first base.

The Blues were inspired by some great fielding efforts, most notably those of short stop Charli Hall and left field Jess Wendt.

Entering the game with the aim to play each innings at a time, the Blues set about counting down the shut outs.

Pitcher Amanda Hubbard played her part as the Reds were restricted to just four hits over five innings, each

of them a shut out.

Meanwhile the Blues scored a single in each of their first two innings with Charli Hall batted in by Sharon Hall in the first and in the second Ruby Thornely also scored via a Sharon Hall hit.

In the bottom of the fourth Wendt, who was having a blinder, belted a left field home run to take the score

to 3-0.

After a fifth shut out of the Reds, the Blues' Amanda Gooden, Paris Hall, Thornely and Wendt all scored invoking the application of the mercy rule.

Next round the Reds meet the might of the Warriors, whilst the Blues will hope to carry their improvement into their clash with the Saints.

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