Adelaide completed a doubleheader sweep of Brisbane on Saturday night at Viticon Stadium, winning the opener 9-2 before rallying late to edge the Bandits 6-5 in the nightcap.

The Brisbane Bandits enter the final homestand of the regular season with no margin for error.

The Perth Heat earned a split of a doubleheader Saturday at NSR Hire Ballpark, riding three solo home runs to a 3-0 win in the opener before the Brisbane Bandits answered with a 6-2 victory in the nightcap.

The Brisbane Bandits return to the road for a pivotal Round 8 matchup, opening a four-game series against the Perth Heat beginning Thursday night at NSR Hire Ballpark in Perth. With only three rounds remaining in the Australian Baseball League regular season, both clubs enter the series needing wins as the race for postseason positioning tightens.

Michael Campbell’s go-ahead homer in the eighth inning of the opener ignited the Sydney Blue Sox, who carried that momentum into a strong offensive showing in the nightcap to sweep a doubleheader from the Brisbane Bandits on Saturday at Viticon Stadium.