As the WNBL25 season heads into round 11, the Sydney Flames sit in fourth spot with a 5-7 record.
With Adelaide (5-9) breathing down their necks for the last semi-final spot, each and every game is crucial.
One could argue, that this double road trip to Mildura, to face Bendigo, and Geelong to battle United, is as big as any remaining on the schedule.
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"I've been the telling the girls all season that we need to run our own race and that's exactly what we will continue to do over the next few weeks," coach Guy Molloy said.
"We've encountered a lot of adversity this season, with so many players coming in and out of the line-up, which has hurt our cohesion but I'm hoping can start to curve that and settle into some good, Flames basketball."
Molloy's confidence in that stems from the way his Hoops Capital side have returned to training following their loss to Bendigo.
"Full credit to the team, they've dusted themselves off really well after that Bendigo result and are all in good spirits ahead of a key bunch of games," he said.
"We now have a solid block of training in front of us, allowing us the time to properly prepare for this road trip, which is vital with our young group."
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The first match on that trip is Sunday's clash with competition front-runners Bendigo, from 3pm on Sunday.
"We know the level Bendigo is going to play at, having already played them twice," Molloy said.
"But I still feel a lot of the issues we faced in those two previous encounters were self-inflicted, due to too many flat spots.
"We're going to have to harden up and grow up quickly against a veteran team like them because when we do things like moving the ball, getting our feet in the paint and shooting consistently from the field, we're a handful for the opposition.
"It's up to us to play at that level for an extended time, because if we do that, our Flames basketball is good enough to beat anyone."
The round 11 fixture will be streamed live on 9Now.
