"At the moment though we just seem to be in the habit of breaking records. I think that's because we started the season with a spirited win and followed it up straight away.
"Pirates have shown exceptional batting so far. We will need to be very focused in the field and hopefully take some early wickets."
Pirates will be a difficult team to beat - after two big opening wins including last Saturday's demolition of Taupo Schools 1st XI.
It will be the "first real test" of the season for the Pirates, according to captain Johnny Wiringi.
"This is definitely one of the derbies we most look forward to so there is no effort needed to motivate the players," he said.
"We are reasonably confident and Central haven't beaten us for years, but they are playing well at the moment and it will certainly be the hardest test for us so far.
"Central are a good unit so batting has to be a well-balanced performance from us. And in bowling we'll be looking to carry momentum from previous weeks."
In the other local derby Chance Cars Geyser City Reserves take on BOP Indians with both sides aiming to bounce back from last weekend's defeats.
The only other unbeaten side in the competition, Taupo Old Boys 1, will look to continue their winning streak against GM Painters Lake Taupo CC 2nd Xl.
Meanwhile, in the Western Bay of Plenty reserve grade bottom-of-the-table Rotorua side Geyser City aim to kick-start their campaign against fellow league strugglers Cadets.
Geyser travel to Fergusson Park, Tauranga, on the back of their fourth defeat of the competition last weekend.
Lake Taupo CC are the team to beat at the halfway stage of the first-round competition - leading the standings with an unbeaten record and they take on fourth-placed Tauranga Boys' College at home.
Second-placed Mount Maunganui are home to long-time rivals Katikati. The two teams have contested several McNaughton (Baywide Reserve Championship) Trophy title deciders in the last decade, with Mount Maunganui holding a narrow advantage.
Greerton will be favoured to defeat Te Puke who sit down the standings, Aquinas College are chasing their second straight win against Sikh Sports, with R&A Sangha and Whakatane United squaring off.
Fixtures:
Rotorua/ Taupo senior reserve grade:
Saturday, 1pm start.
Central CC, Central Reserves v Eastern Pirates, Ray Boord Park 1, Rotorua.
Chance Cars Geyser City Reserves v BOP Indians CC, Reserves, Smallbone Park.
GM Painters Lake Taupo CC 2nd Xl v Taupo Old Boys 1, ODP 1, Taupo.
Taupo Schools 1st XI v Taupo Old Boys 2, Kaimanawa, Taupo.
WBOPCA Western Bay of Plenty reserve grade:
Saturday, 12pm start.
Cadets v Geyser City 1st XI, Fergusson Park 3, Tauranga.
R&A Sangha v Whakatane United, Fergusson Park 1, Tauranga.
Greerton v Te Puke, Fergusson Park 2, Tauranga.
Mount Maunganui v Katikati, Blake Park 1, Tauranga.
Sikh Sports v Aquinas College, Blake Park 2, Tauranga.
Lake Taupo CC v Tauranga Boys' College, Owen Delaney Park, Taupo.
Points Table: Lake Taupo CC 100, Mount Maunganui 80, Greerton 74, Tauranga Boys' College 67, R&A Sangha 66, Katikati 60, Sikh Sports 57, Whakatane United 57, Aquinas College 52, Te Puke 51, Cadets 31, Geyser City 25.
