TEN out of 10 and no signs of stopping there.
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Colleigans Mystified have continued their reign at the top of the Bathurst Netball Association ladder following a convincing win over Panthers Agriwest on Saturday.
The 67-22 victory makes it 10 straight wins this season for the defending premiers and it sent a big message to their three remaining rivals in the newly split up A grade competition.
Collegians and Panthers both had similar aims heading into Saturday's game, each revolving around the scoreline from their last clash back in round one.
For Panthers it wasn't necessarily about winning but instead reducing the deficit from the previously performance, while for Collegians the focus was on pushing the winning margin out further.
It was Collegians who hit their goal.
"I'd set the target earlier in the week that I wanted a 65-30 scoreline and after beating them by 28 last time we wanted to improve on that," Collegians coach Melissa Noonan said.
"We ended up having a 45-goal gap as opposed to the 35 I was looking for so that was really impressive.
"With that said, Panthers were missing two of their key players at either end so it was always going to be a tough ask for them, I think, to pull off what they wanted to happen."
Collegians were still a little shy of the mark they were craving heading into the final term.
It was the ability to find another level which improved Noonan the most in Saturday's game.
"There were moments of Panthers' game where they looked really good on the court. They created nice passage of play.
"I think my girls got to a point where they looked a bit lazy, and it's about staying focused. We came into the last quarter and I didn't think we were going to achieve our goal because we were sitting at around 44 points.
"To get to their aim they really needed to step up, and they did with that 23 in the last quarter. I'm lucky that they can switch on and they can implement what I'm asking of them.
"There's still lots to improve upon. They're doing really well though."
In the other top grade clash over the weekend Panthers A grade were too strong for Bulldogs Verdelho in a 51-38 win.
It was a closer affair than the 60-26 result earlier this year.
The A reserve grade competition produced some excellent contests.
Scots All Saints College defeated Mana 41-40 in a thriller and Bulldogs Hurricanes got the better of Panthers Toshacks 34-29 in another close game.
Panthers Mustangs were too strong for CSU in a 49-25 success.