The midlanders have three more games in the league season.
North Conference Winners Portlaoise Panthers return to the court this weekend as they host Moycullen in St Mary's hall on Saturday.
The Laois side are coming into the game on the back of a great 95 to 81 point win over NorthWest last time out having made multiple changes to their starting team.
Their Galway opponents sit fourth in the South Conference table and are still pushing to join the midlanders in the play-offs later this month.
Panthers manager Jack Scully says he's prioritising performace over the result this weekend.
The match tips off at seven o'clock in St Mary's Hall on Saturday.
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