Lavington is out to atone for a disappointing local T20 campaign when it contests Cricket Victoria's Regional Big Bash on Sunday.
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The Panthers host Langwarrin in the Stars' Conference decider with the winner meeting the Renegades' top outfit in the grand final at Junction Oval on Australia Day.
Of course, the thick smoke haze blanketing the Border from the nearby Upper Murray fires will dictate whether Sunday's match goes ahead.
Lavington won last year's Cricket Albury Wodonga T20 grand final, but bombed out this season, losing two of its first three matches.
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"It's a chance to win some silverware, obviously we're disappointed with our comp up here," coach Daryl Tuffey said.
"We lost to North Albury and then New City so that got us on the back foot."
Lavington will be without strike bowler Ryan Brown, who is playing with Victoria in the Australian Country Championships.