City United's young guns came to the fore for them on Saturday, with Liam Rodgers, Callum Henry and Joey Mead all starring as they scored a dramatic win over West Tamworth.
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Rodgers and Henry both notched their maiden first grade half-centuries before Mead completed a stunning fightback with the ball.
The teen quick took two wickets in three balls to dismiss Wests for 181 in reply to their 194, after they were 1-52 after 10 overs.
They were under the pump virtually from the first ball of Wests' run chase with Harrison Kelly dispatching six fours and a six in a 36 run knock.
"We just had be patient and ride the storm," City skipper Peter Mead said.
He described it as a "thunderstorm".
"It had everything, it had hail, it had wind, it had everything that we didn't want," he said.
"He was hitting the ball clean and deep down I was worried but the team didn't show it."
It was for him a sign of their maturity.
Jack McVey (3-35) snared the crucial wicket.
They got Elliot Bowen not long after but Dave Mudaliar (54) and Jason Livermore (28) put on 85 for the third wicket to put Wests back in control.
Anoop Gopalakrishnan got the breakthrough this time, bowling Livermore. He then proceeded to rip through the middle order as Wests' lost 6-3.
The fifth of those was the prized scalp of Mudaliar, McVey bowling him the second over of his second spell.
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Mead felt like it was really the turning point. He was looking the man to guide Wests to victory.
Jake Whyler (25no) and Grant Popplewell (19) dragged them back into it but, as McVey had done earlier, Joey Mead came back into the attack and struck almost immediately, bowling Popplewell. He then trapped James Highlands in front.
Mead said it was good to get that first win. It was extra sweet on a personal note being the first he has shared with Joey in first grade.
"It's funny how life turns around," he said.
"I played with Joey in fourth grade. I thought my time with him was then."
The closeness of the finish overshadowed what was a good batting performance, highlighted by Rodger's and Henry's efforts.
"We had some plans that we were going to improve on from last week and that was to move the ball around the field a bit more," Mead said.
"We paced ourselves well and we batted our 40 overs so I was really happy with that."
Playing his second season of first grade, Rodgers set the innings up with 54.
"He had a tough time last year however he's one of these young blokes that will work hard and he's doing that," Mead said.
Saturday was good reward for that.
He shared a good partnership with Brad Smith (39) early, the pair putting on 54 for the first wicket.
Henry then hit an unbeaten 53 to hold the innings together.
"He had good balance throughout his innings," Mead said.
"He got his eye in, which you teach the kids to do, and then he started to move the ball around, and then put the loose ball away."
Wests captain Shaun Stevenson said it was a bit of a tough pill to swallow after they were in the box seat.
"But a couple of silly shots, myself included, hurt us," he said.
"And losing wickets in clumps hurt us."
There were some positive signs.
"To get close to 190, it's a pretty good sign again," Stevenson said.
"Dave's (Mudaliar) obviously getting runs again, which is good and Jason (Livermore) was really good at the top and H (Kelly) got us off to a flyer."
Kelly preceded his deeds with the bat with 3-30, Popplewell chiming in with 2-35.
