B Grade sides eyeing off grand final spots

Valleys will face the Burrangong Bears in the one verse two clash at Miller Henry Oval, with the winner heading straight to the grand final.

Valleys' Kane Schofield said the side was looking forward to testing themselves against Burrangong.

"It's good playing them, most of the other sides we play are kids, they're mainly adults so it's a bit of a change which is good," he said.

"We've only played them once, we've been washed out every other time. But it's good that they're up there at the top, hopefully that will encourage them to stick around for a few years. They don't just come in and leave."

He said while Valleys didn't know much about Bears side, they were confident in their own performance.

"They have Ben Logue, an opening left-arm bowler, he's pretty handy but I don't know too much about the side," he said.

"Hopefully our top four, myself, Greg Garlick, Jarod Mason and Isaac McFarland, we make a fair few runs and make it easier for everyone.

"We have Jackson Moodie coming back, he's a pretty handy bowler to have, so we'll see how he goes."

Schofield said the side was pleased with how they had performed in the regular season.

"We would have been happier to come first and have played in Cowra but it doesn't always go to plan I suppose," he said.

"It's (the season) been a bit different with all the washouts, which has obviously meant we've played a lot less games.

"But we only lost two and had a draw so overall I think we had a pretty good season with the squad.

"We grew and got a lot better as the season went on, so it's good to get to the pointy end."

While he said the focus was on this weekend, if they did make it through to the grand final, they wouldn't mind playing either side from the other semi.

"We've had the wood over Bowling Club for a while so it would be good to play them," he said.

"But it's always good to play Grenfell, we've faced them in the last two finals.

"So any chance we get to beat them is always a bonus, but we have to get through this week first."

For Paul Basham and his Bowling Club side in the three verses four semi at Twigg Oval, he said it was shaping up to be a difficult contest.

"We have a few players out this week as well so it's going to be a little bit more difficult," Basham said.

"We've got nine players, which is not a good start to finals but we will pitch in. We have decent players throughout and hopefully, we can make a decent contest of it.

"It would have been great to have a few more games but there's nothing we can do about it."

Pitch issues at Grenfell have forced the match to be played in Cowra, though Basham said it wouldn't have much of an impact on what was a quality side.

He even said he was surprised to be playing Grenfell in the semis.

"I don't think it's going to bother them too much (the move to Twigg Oval)," he said.

"They're a decent side and travel well, so I can't see it being a hindrance to them.

"But it could have gone either way there with the push Grenfell made.

"I guess their slow start with the two teams and all the washouts didn't really help them. I think if we had those games they would've finished second and we'd be playing Valleys."

Though he said his side was focusing on this weekend first.

"We're just taking it one game at a time and will try and make it through this game," he said.