The Auckland Tuatara remain atop northeast division in the Australian Baseball League after splitting their Saturday doubleheader against Adelaide Giants.
Auckland must win Sunday's match against Adelaide, who have the best record in the competition, to avoid their first series defeat since last month.
The Tuatara have won their last three series against the Canberra Cavalry, Brisbane Bandits and Sydney Blue Sox respectively.
After losing Friday's match 1-0, the Tuatara dropped Saturday's first match 3-1 as they continued to struggle at the plate. Kent Blackstone's solo home run was one of just four hits in the contest.
But the Tuatara responded with a tense 4-3 win in the second match to retain top spot in their division.
Closer Hever Bueno took a 4-2 lead into the ninth before conceding a run and then loading the bases. He managed to work around the trouble however and picked up his fifth save of the ABL season.
The two sides meet in the series finale on Sunday when former Major League pitcher Josh Collmenter gets the start for the Tuatara.
