Flames went from the wrong side of a 4-2 scoreline to the winning one as the Tamworth women's first grade hockey competition leaders bounced back from a rare loss on Sunday.
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Last year's runners-up have only dropped two games from 17 this season - against Olympians in the first round and Tudor Wests last round.
On Sunday they were back in the winning groove defeating Olympians 4-2.
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"It was a fairly scrappy sort of game but we came out with the right result for us," Flames coach Barrie Pritchard said.
Without midfield weapons Kim Resch, Kate Ferguson and Tegan Risk against Tudors, they made a big difference on Sunday.
While Pritchard said they still manufactured a midfield against Tudors that served them well, they are a different side with the trio.
Unfortunately Risk didn't last beyond the first quarter, reinjuring the hamstring that had kept her out of the Tudors game.
Pritchard is hoping she can get that right, especially with the finals only a few weeks away with the former AHL player making "a big difference" to their attack.
Assured of finishing on top for a new weeks now, it is probably their biggest concern, he said.
He is also hopeful of getting their regular keeper back on deck soon.
"We've had stand in goalkeepers the last few weeks; had someone put the pads on who's not a goalkeeper," he said.
He wasn't discrediting the job they have done, but it has disrupted their defensive patterns a bit.
Pritchard said they haven't really spoken about or started to work on anything for the finals yet.
"It's really week by week for us, we're never 100 per cent sure who's available," he said.
Resch and Ferguson for instance both also play league tag and so aren't available every week.
He thought Claudia Rodda was really good for them on Sunday, along Nicola and Mel Allen in defence.
The round produced a few upsets with Tudors rolling second-placed Services 3-1 and Waratahs getting up 5-3 over South United to kick a win clear of Olympians in fourth as race for the finals continues to tighten.
There is now only four points between third-placed Souths and bottom-placed Tudors.
TABLE: Flames 30, Services 18, South United 15, Waratahs 14, Olympians 12, Tudors 11.
The competition is on hold for the moment following the stay at home orders imposed on Tamworth on Monday.
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