THEY played a starring role in getting Bathurst High School back on top in the opening Astley Cup tie and now the girls soccer side want to contribute even more when they play host to Orange High School.
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Bathurst can take home their third straight Astley Cup on Friday with success against Orange, and the talented soccer squad are one of the big reasons they are in such a position.
Their 4-1 victory last week against Dubbo College put the school back in front on the pointscore.
From there Bathurst went on to draw in the boys soccer and win the hockey to put one hand on the cup.
The job for Bathurst High is far from finished but if the girls bring a similar performance to Proctor Park on Friday then it will go a long way towards the school achieving their goal.
Bathurst year 11 student and player Kacey Fox is keen for the raucous atmosphere at Proctor Park.
"It's always good playing at home. Makes you even more keen for it," she said.
"Last week was brilliant. We were down 1-0 near the start, which isn't ideal, but we came back strongly. Our striker Holly [Downey] got a hat trick and we had a great win.
"Our defence was strong and our attack was even stronger.
"It's a brilliant atmosphere, especially when the footy and soccer boys get cheering."
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The girls soccer has again been scheduled for day two, making it a potential scale-tipper like the week before.
Bathurst proved that a quick flurry of goals can make an immense impact.
Fox would love to leave a similar mark to the 80-20 split they found against Dubbo in the opening tie.
"There was a really big sigh of relief after the game. We were really proud of ourselves to be able to get that split," she said.
"I don't think we'll go in feeling the pressure. We just always approach it like the score's nil-all. We could be 4-1 up and we'll still be playing just as hard."
Fox said the Bathurst team isn't short on either depth or talent, and is ready for any challenge that comes their way.
"We have a bunch of girls from the Western Mariners and we definitely have a strong midfield," she said.
"Joely [Anderson] is a brilliant player who has been to nationals. Menzi White's another Mariners player and Miranda Campbell's a great player."
The opening event of Thursday's Astley Cup will be the tennis from 9.30am, followed by basketball (11.30am), netball (12.45pm) and athletics (2pm).