And this weekend the Colts picked up where they left off, as Tom Atlee bowled fellow young gun Brock Larance (3) in just the second over of the day.

It was a turning point in the game and, despite a fight back from CYMS captain Ben Knaggs (31) and Ben O'Donnell (39), the Cougars were knocked over for just 160 with 15 overs to spare.

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"They only needed 200 that day, so if he bats 20 or 30 overs the game's about over," Atlee said of knocking over Larance.

"We knew if we got him, there'd be a lot of pressure on the other batsmen to get runs so he was a great wicket to pick up early.

"For Brock I just think you need to bowl full and straight early on.

"He likes to go hard at the ball so if you bowl at the stumps you're a good chance to go bowled or LBW."

Atlee also claimed the wickets of Knaggs and Gilbert Chaseling (20) - in addition to rapping Tom Coady on the pads late on day one.

The 17-year-old acknowledged he's in "one of the best forms I've had with the bat" - he scored 66 in Friday evening's McDonalds Megahit Twenty20 grand final.

But the humble quick played down his role in the longer format.

"'Sticks' [Chris Morton] scored the 100 the week before - that changed the game for us," Atlee insisted.

"He's the one who kept us in touch with Newtown at the top there.

"Ben Semmler also bowled pretty well. He bowled 15 overs and got 1-27 but it was the bowlers at the top that built the pressure for the bowlers at the second or third change to come on and take some wickets and really get into the tail.

The win keeps Colts well in the hunt for the RSL-Whitney Cup minor premiership, after Newtown failed to secure the outright win - and bonus points - over Rugby.

Colts face a decidedly easier prospect than Newtown in the final round, drawing the fourth-placed Macquarie while the Tigers play CYMS.

CYMS have had a tough run in recent months, suffering three of their four defeats since the Christmas break.

But they got the better of Newtown in round five and a repeat of that result could send the Tigers into second.

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Meanwhile Colts face a Macquarie side who - despite sitting well behind the top three and out of finals contention - have hit their stride.

Saturday's decimation of Souths brings the Blues' winning streak to three games, and they also upset CYMS just two rounds ago.

A convincing win from Newtown will all but guarantee them a spot in the grand final, but a double bonus point win by Colts could see them sneak past the Tigers for the minor premiership.

"It really depends on Newtown's result next week," Atlee said.

"If we go in and try our best and then see how things go with the other games, I guess that's all we can do."