IT'S grand final time in the Dubbo Softball Competition with three deciders on tonight in the Sporties Club sponsored twilight competition.
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In the open mixed division the SWAT Blue team will take on Sporties after both won through the finals series.
These two sides met two weeks ago in the major semi-final when minor premiers SWAT Blue showed their class and won through to the grand final courtesy of a 12-1 demolition.
Sporties failed to stop SWAT Blue from scoring in each innings and then failed with their batting.
Sporties then last week met fourth-placed PCYC who had beaten third-placed OSM Turtles in an extremely close minor semi-final.
In that minor semi the lead swapped in the first two innings with Turtles leading 5-4.
With those scores reversed it was all square going into the third innings but PCYC managed to score seven runs while Turtles could only manage one, handing PCYC a 16-10 win.
But in last week's match Sporties proved to be too strong for PCYC outscoring them at each innings and walked away with a comfortable 15-12 win, a victory in which they didn't even need their final bat.
Despite the lopsided result last time they met, tonight's clash between SWAT Blue and Sporties in the grand final should prove to be well worth the watch.
In the social mixed competition, SWAT Black advanced straight to tonight's grand final after an 11-8 win over minor premiers SWAT Green.
But SWAT Green will be aiming for revenge tonight after qualifying for the final courtesy of a 21-4 over the SWAT Allsorts last week.
SWAT Allsorts were down on numbers and were unable to field a full side and its cost them with SWAT Green scoring seven runs in each of their three innings.
In the last meeting between tonight's opponents SWAT Black used their powerful hitters well and led 3-1 after the first innings. Both teams managed six home in the second innings before the third and final innings saw Black win 3-1.
With the sides evenly matched, tonight's grand final should be another thriller.
In the ladies competition the grand final will be played out between the evenly matched BOQ Blue and BOQ White sides.
These two sides also met in the major semi-final two weeks ago, with BOQ White winning through to the final courtesy of a tie-breaker.
BOQ Blue scored five runs in an impressive first innings before White hit back with seven of their own. Blue scored a win in the second innings 7-2 to take control of the match and they then won the third 7-4 to force a tie-breaker.
In the tie-breaker BOQ White emerged victorious and won a place in the grand final while BOQ Blue went onto the second week, where they met SWAT Red.
SWAT Red had brushed aside SWAT Sky Blue in the minor semi-final 15-4.
Last week a fired-up BOQ Blue proved far too strong for SWAT Red, winning 14-2 and setting up a rematch with BOQ White.