They missed out on the clean sweep, but the Canberra Cavalry are off the bottom of the ABL north-east conference and within one win of a play-off berth.
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The Cavalry came from behind to win the first game of a doubleheader against the Brisbane Bandits 8-7, before losing the second 4-1 at Narrabundah Ballpark on Sunday.
It's lifted the Cavalry above the Bandits, although they both have eight wins, and just below the second-placed Sydney Blue Sox at the midpoint of the season.
Cavalry manager Keith Ward felt his team had turned a corner last weekend and they carried that on against the Bandits.
They've won four of the past five games and Ward felt both their hitting and pitching were hitting their straps.
"We're starting to make up some ground, we're starting to roll," Ward said.
"The offence has been pretty good all season ... but probably the past six games we hit and hit really well, created opportunities and we were able to drive them in.
"And the other pleasing thing is we're really starting to see our bullpen emerge as a real force.
"Pretty much everyone we threw there this weekend did a fantastic job - putting up zeroes, limiting base runners.
"If we can keep hitting and keep getting that pitching then we'll be climbing up the ladder real quick."
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The Cavalry flew out of the blocks to come from behind to win the suspended game from Saturday night.
They trailed the Bandits 6-3 when the smoke rolled in after four innings.
Canberra scored five runs in two frames to earn the series win against the reigning ABL champions.
But they dropped the fourth-and-final game, thanks to the Bandits scoring three runs in the opening frame to set up the win.
The Cavalry will travel to face Geelong-Korea, with the first of the four-game series on Boxing Day.
They'll have several personnel changes with Jordy Barley, Taylor Kohlwey and Kosuke Sakaguchi returning home, and they'll be replaced by the returning Frank Gailey and Kelvin Melean.
Gailey will start game four for the Cavalry against Geelong.
It will be his third season in orange, while Melean returns for his second campaign Down Under.
"We've got Melean coming back in, who was here last year, and from all reports he had a pretty good [USA] summer with the [San Diego] Padres," Ward said.
"I know that he's really keen to get back out here. Probably by his own admission he wasn't at his best when he was out here last year, so I think he's a little bit better prepared to come out and get the ball rolling.
"I'm excited to get him out here because I think he plays fantastic defence and he grinds it out at the plate, and the more guys you can get in the line-up like that are going to help you produce.
"Frankie is a known commodity and a proven performer and it will give us a chance to roll out four quality starters next week, and give us a chance to win four games if those guys pitch well."
AT A GLANCE
Game four
Bandits 300 010 0 4R 6H 0E
Cavalry 000 100 0 1R 6H 1E
Game three
Bandits 002 400 001 7R 12H 0E
Cavalry 120 032 00x 8R 17H 0E