A log jam in the middle of the Versatile Tauranga Williams Cup standings has set up a round six match up where the winner will take a significant step towards grabbing a post-section spot.
Element IMF Cadets and Generation Homes Lake Taupō, who will meet at the Tauranga Domain on Saturday, are locked together in fourth place on the standings.
Both Tauranga Domain combatants will have to look back no further than their Bay of Plenty Cup clash earlier in the season for motivation.
A high scoring encounter in Taupō saw Cadets bat first and reach 278/6. Marcel Collett (89) and Donovan Deeble (53) made significant contributions to the imposing visitors total.
Lake Taupō master blaster Michael Mitchell led his team's assault on the large target with 82 runs, before the hosts were dismissed for 207.