Standing in the way of the Magpies’ first scalp is none other than Central Park St Brendan’s.
The Tigers’ revamped roster dazzled against Northerners last weekend, operating as a rust-free machine in the two-wicket triumph.
Meanwhile, Euroa struggled to convert starts into sizeable scores during its 21-run loss at the hands of Waaia.
Captain Andrew Squires rued the Magpies’ lacklustre effort with the willow in week one, and will be instructing his charges to put the highest price on their wicket when approaching the middle at Deakin Reserve tomorrow.
“Obviously, our batting (against Waaia) left a lot to be desired, and that has been the focus at training this week,” he said.
“Last week we did what we had to with the ball and in the field, I couldn’t fault the boys on that.
“We just need to do the fundamentals better.”
Spirits have been high at Memorial Oval so far this season according to Squires.
With a quartet of sides plying their trade across various Cricket Shepparton rungs, internal competition at the club is taking an exciting turn with each training session.
“We have a really good pre-season under our belts and there is a bit of a buzz around the club — to have four sides at Euroa is just great,” Squires said.
“We aren’t getting too far ahead of ourselves, just taking one week at a time and trying to improve each game.”
And so, if it is to take points off Central Park, Euroa’s order will have to stand tall against an attack which bowled the lights out at Tallygaroopna Recreation Reserve last week.
However, should incoming talents such as Will Jackson, Vaughan Kirk and Squires himself fire on all cylinders, Central Park won’t have the lay of the land as they may expect to.
“Central Park is traditionally one of the strongest sides in the Shepparton comp, but we go into every match respecting the opposition and knowing we have to bring our A-game.”
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