East Sunbury needs to win at least two of its last three games to claim a finals spot in the Gisborne and District Cricket Association Johnstone Shield finals berth.
The Thunder sits in fourth place but finals spots are still on the line for it and a number of other teams.
Speaking before day one of the Thunder’s clash with Lancefield, coach Justin Nelson said there’s still plenty of things to work on.
“It was extremely disappointing to drop that game against Sunbury Kangaroos; however, we’re staying positive as we’ve had a much improved second half of the season,” he said.
“Our consistency is certainly getting better, but it would be nice to see some of our top six or seven to start turning those 20s and 30s into big scores.
“We’ve only had three batters score fifties so far this season. Hopefully our best is yet to come.”
Nelson said they were starting to get players back and for the first time were able to field the same side two weeks in a row.
He said it was a good sign that the group was showing more commitment.
Nelson said that every game for them is a crunch game on the run home.
He said the Tigers were also still a chance of making finals so they have everything to play for.
On Saturday, the Tigers won the toss and decided to bat.
They were bowled out for 196 in the final over.
Captain Alan Sinclair top scored with 65 not out for the Tigers.
Nelson was the star with the ball for the Thunder, taking 7-55 from his 31.5 overs.
Nelson said they need to stay focused in the run home.
“The fact that we can’t afford to drop any games on the way home should be a real motivator for the lads,” he said.
“We’ll probably miss finals if we can’t win at least two of the last three.”
