That’s what the Mudgee Wombats had to experience in their nail-biting clash against CSU in round two.

However, a 30-29 loss on the road is a lot of better than falling 33-0 at home and Mudgee will look to continue its run of improvement this weekend when it travels to Parkes on Saturday.

Coach Greg Horton described the 2018 season as a ‘week-to-week’ process, with the main focus on improving in each appearance.

With that goal in mind, the former Kangaroos kingpin will be happy with the fight his side showed against the Mustards.

Now it’s time to go one better and notch up win number one of the season.

The Batties will rely on strong performances from captain Tom Dunstan and rookie sensation Lachie Morse when they visit Northparkes Oval.