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Reigning South Coast one-day champions Lake Illawarra host Wests Illawarra in a battle of neighbouring competitions in the third round of the SCG Country Cup tomorrow.
Lake Illawarra advanced to the round of 16 by beating Warilla, making it the only South Coast club left in the competition.
A washout of round two, featuring matches involving the 10 Illawarra clubs, left the five seeded clubs - Wests, Helensburgh, Dapto, Keira and Balgownie - to advance to the round of 16.
Tomorrow Helensburgh host Dapto and Keira are at home to Balgownie, with the winners to qualify for the quarter-finals in Gosford on December 27.
The semi-finals are in Gosford the following day.
Meanwhile, in the second-tier Country Shield, Goulburn host Shellharbour and Berry-Shoalhaven Heads are at home to Nowra tomorrow, playing for a spot in the quarter finals.
In the third-tier Country Plate, South Coast club The Rail are away to Eurobodalla tomorrow.
In round four of the Illawarra competition this afternoon, in-form Wollongong host Port Kembla, while Wests and Northern Districts are looking for their first win of the season.
University are also looking for their first win away to Dapto, while leaders Helensburgh are away to Balgownie and Keira host Corrimal.
Illawarra one-day ladder: Helensburgh 48, Wollongong 42, Keira 42, Balgownie 42, Port Kembla 28, Dapto 21, Corrimal 12, Northern Districts 8, Wests Illawarra 8, University 8.

