Mattia Curry goes to pick up the ball against Katamatite.
Blighty will host the Katandra Kats in their slate of Picola league netball and football action this weekend.
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The Redeyes were away last week, playing the Katamatite Tigers in wet conditions.
And the forecast points to a chance of rain on Saturday.
Blighty won all the junior netball fixtures last week, but were defeated in the senior netball and all football grades.
They face another tough task this week in Katandra, who provide the Redeyes with an opportunity to get some wins.
But the Kats have only had one loss in A-grade netball and are undefeated in the reserves and seniors football.
The Redeyes will be looking for redempption after a 95 point loss to reigning premiers Katamatite.
“We came in a fair bit underdone with some of our blokes crook, so I think against the quality opposition it wasn’t too bad of a result,” senior football coach Dane Leyden said.
“It was pleasing to see us match them scoreboard wise for the second half.”
The Redeyes face a quality outfit in Katandra, who have had three wins of more than 120 points in a row - against Katunga, Rennie and Mathoura.
Leyden said his side are aware of what is required to test the visitors.
“We know Katandra will be another quality opposition, and we will have to play some of our best footy if we want to match it with them.
“We need to bring maximum effort and start from there.”
One sign to be optimistic about, Leyden said, is the return of a tenacious defensive recruit.
“We’re hoping Darcy Cullenward will return soon from a hamstring and boost our defensive stocks.
“We’d love to see the tackling pressure continue to be as high as last week.”
Darcy Cullenward is likely to return soon from a hamstring injury for Blighty.
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