Wests captain Zach Churchill has urged his bowlers to be more consistent in Saturday's clash with University.
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The Devils are coming off a comprehensive win over Port Kembla, but Churchill recognises anything less than their best will not be good enough to overcome an in-form Uni team.
"We're going to have to really improve this week if we're going to beat those guys," Churchill said. "They're a quality team so it will be a good game, we're looking forward to it.
"I'm backing our team up against their guys and I know that my players are looking forward to the challenge, particularly the batsmen facing their bowling attack."
Wests have benefited from a number of superb bowling spells from Udara Jayasundara, with the spinner the competition's leading wicket taker.
Jayasundara has taken 15 wickets at an average of 9.2 and Churchill said the remainder of his bowlers must do a better job supporting their strike weapon.
"We need to improve our bowling. We've bowled too many bad balls, wides and no balls. Two weeks ago we let in 50 runs in sundries, you can't do that if you want to compete with the top teams.
"We've let Udara down a little bit, we haven't built pressure well enough at the other end. It's all about bowling in partnerships. If one guy builds pressure, it allows Udara to take wickets."
Saturday's other matches will see Wollongong make the trip north to play Helensburgh and Keira host Dapto.
Northern Districts will face neighbours Corrimal and Port Kembla play Balgownie.
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Cameron Mee
Sports reporter at the Canberra Times
Sports reporter at the Canberra Times
