Canberra increased their lead atop the Australian Baseball League standings with a 3-1 series win over reigning champions Perth, which included a 9-0 shutout in the final match-up.
In what could be a changing of the guard in Australian baseball, the Cavalry moved to a 22-11 win-loss record - four wins ahead of the second-placed Heat (18-16).
Canberra's round ten hit-parade was once again led by US import Adam Buschini, who drove in nine runs across the series and had homers in each of the team's three wins.
Buschini currently leads the ABL with nine home runs and 33 RBIs.
Every batter in the Canberra line-up had a hit in the 10-1 series-opening win before another comfortable 16-9 victory in game two.
Canberra dropped game three 6-5 before recovering top take the finale in emphatic fashion.
Sydney Blue Sox (18-16) missed a chance to take sole ownership of second spot with a 3-1 series loss to Adelaide, which put the Bite (16-18) back into playoff contention.
The two sides split the opening two games before the Bite took the last two games of the series with Stefan Welch driving in the winning run in the final clash in the bottom of the 10th inning.
In Melbourne, the Aces (13-21) downed the Brisbane Bandits (14-19) four games to none to earn their first series sweep of the season.
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