In all but one Blowes Clothing Cup game so far this season Orange City have been there or thereabouts, matching it with their opponents but just not quite able to get over the line.
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That one anomaly was in round two, a 62-28 hammering at the hands of undefeated competition leaders Bathurst Bulldogs, at Anne Ashwood Park.
After a tumultuous seven days following last weekend's incident at Cowra that left skipper Josh Tremain in hospital and ultimately resulted in him being ruled out for the remainder of 2019, the Lions face Bulldogs again on Saturday, this time at Pride Park.
All things considered, there's no better time for the fired-up and developing Lions to score their first win of the year, and Bulldogs coach Dean Oxley knows it.
"They've been building over the past couple of the weeks and Viv Paasi has had a clean out for what he wants to achieve. He's taken some massive steps to rebuild and make Orange City very competitive," he said.
"Basically, we're looking to be playing against the calibre of top teams when we play any team and Orange City have certainly put themselves right in that picture."
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Oxley picked one Lion who's enjoying a solid season this year as a major threat - Keegan Harding.
"He's a five-eighth who's been playing some good football and a person who we'll be watching very carefully. Some of his highlights is his running game and his kicking game, as well as his passing game," he said.
"He's been organising their attack and their point scoring ability has increased this year on the back of what he's been doing."
Orange City host Bathurst Bulldogs from 3.15pm at Pride Park.
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