BATTLE OF THE BACKS IN THE NRL PRELIMINARY FINALSCRONULLA v NORTH QUEENSLANDBen Barba and Valentine Holmes shape as potential match-breakers for the Sharks against the reigning premiers at Allianz Stadium. Holmes leads both teams backs for tries (19), line breaks (23) and metres per game (128), while Barba has 91 tackles breaks and 21 try assists - both team-highs.While the footwork of Barba and Holmes will threaten North Queenslands defence, getting past Sharks centre Jack Bird will be another challenge. The NSW representative has made 60 one-on-one tackles this season, the second highest of any Cronulla player.The Cowboys right edge of Justin ONeill and Kyle Feldt is where theyve produced most points - the duo scoring 26 tries. Fullback Lachlan Coote holds the unwanted stat of most errors. Hes made 34 mistakes, including three against Brisbane last Friday, but has chimed in with 18 try assists and three 40/20s, the most by a Cowboy.SEASON LEADERSTries: 19 - Valentine Holmes (CRO)Line breaks: 23- Valentine Holmes (CRO)Metres per game: 128- Valentine Holmes (CRO)Tackle busts: 91- Ben Barba (CRO)Errors: 34 - Lachlan Coote (NQ)BACKS VS BACKS - AVERAGE MATCH STATSGames this season: CRO 112 - NQ 102Tries: CRO 2.6 - NQ 1.91Line breaks: CRO 3.48 - NQ 1.96Metres per game: CRO 549 - NQ 469Tackle busts: CRO 13.48 - NQ 10.24Errors: CRO 4.24 - NQ 4.17MELBOURNE v CANBERRACanberras backs bring the flair, while Melbournes outside five bring a reliability which is the hallmark of the entire Storm outfit.The Raiders hold a sizeable advantage in tackle busts, making a whopping 422 compared to the Storms 258. More than half of those (253) have come through the right-hand edge of Joseph Leilua and Jordan Rapana, who have scored 33 tries between them. While Canberra largely strike on one side, Melbourne do their damage in the corners. Fijian wingers Suliasi Vunivalu and Marika Koroibete have crossed for 35 tries.The Storms backs have made 50 fewer mistakes than Canberra, with Raiders fullback Jack Wighton (38) his sides worst offender. But Wighton does play a leading hand with the ball, setting up 13 tries in 2016, while his Storm counterpart Cameron Munster is second in his side for line break assists with 22.SEASON LEADERSTries: 23 - Suliasi Vunivalu (MEL)Line breaks 25 - Jordan Rapana (CAN)Metres per game: 150 - Cameron Munster (MEL)Tackle Busts: 132 Jordan Rapana (CAN)Errors: 38 - Jack Wighton (CAN)BACKS VS BACKS - AVERAGE MATCH STATSGames this season: MEL 94 - CAN 120Tries: MEL 2.6 - CAN 2.7Line breaks: MEL 3.72 - CAN 3.12Metres: MEL 630 - CAN 590Tackle busts: MEL 13.72 - CAN 17.5Errors: MEL 4.47 - CAN 5.58*Stats courtesy of Fox Sports StatsCustom Arizona Diamondbacks Jerseys . 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CHICAGO -- The Los Angeles Angels arent nearly where they want to be. At least theyre making progress. Mike Trout had two hits, including the go-ahead single in the seventh inning, to lead the Angels to a 7-5 win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night. Los Angeles bullpen pitched 5 2-3 scoreless innings for the win, and helped the Angels to their first consecutive victories since beating the Tigers three straight April 19-21. They also improved to 6-13 on the road. Their seven runs were the most since they scored eight in a 10-8 loss April 29 at Oakland. "Theyre all important," said Brendan Harris, who had three hits and a home run. "So if we can get two in a row and just get a little momentum, and everybody can exhale a little bit, its going lend itself better to really getting on a roll to really get going as we get into May." The Angels got their second win in a row thanks to a big third inning when they scored four times, and a bullpen that helped Los Angeles survive after expected starter Tommy Hanson was put on the restricted list early Friday. In his first start of the season, Barry Enright replaced Hanson, lasting 3 1-3 innings, giving up four hits and five runs. Relievers Mark Lowe, Michael Kohn (1-0), Dane De La Rosa and Ernesto Frieri then combined to blank the White Sox, who have lost four of six. Lowe relieved Enright and worked 1 2-3 scoreless innings, Kohn went an inning, De La Rosa two, then Frieri finished by striking out the side in the ninth for his sixth save in seven tries. "I think the length that we needed, plus the effectiveness, those guys stepped up big," manager Mike Scioscia said. Los Angeles, which won Thursday in Houston despite an umpiring error that led to a two-game suspension for crew chief Fieldin Culbreth, fell behind early. Alejandro De Aza gave the White Sox a 1-0 lead in the first with a leadoff home run. The home run was De Azas seventh of the season and seventh career leadoff homer. Hes done it three times this season, including on Wednesday at New York. De Aza is the first Chicago player to start consecutive games with a home run since Kenny Lofton in July 2002. The Angels scored four times in the third to take a 4-1 lead. Albert Pujols had a two-run double and Mark Trumbo an RBI single. Los Angeles built a 5-1 lead after Harris homered in the fourth, but the White Sox rallied for four runs in the bottom half of the inning to tie it.dddddddddddd After that, the Los Angeles bullpen stifled the White Sox. Because of Hansons status and injuries to the Angels bullpen, De La Rosa figured Friday might be a long night. "When I do get the ball Im willing to throw however many innings they actually need me," he said. In the seventh, Hank Conger reached on Conor Gillaspies error to start the inning and scored on Trouts sharp single to right off reliever Matt Lindstrom that gave the Angels a 6-5 lead. J.B. Shuck then scored on a passed ball. "We battled back and you give them multiple opportunities and youre going to pay for it," White Sox manager Robin Ventura said. "Thats just the name of it right there. You just cant give these guys a lot of opportunities." In six-plus innings, Chicago starter Dylan Axelrod allowed six runs and seven hits. Axelrod (0-3) left after Gillaspies error in the seventh. "The whole game, I felt really good. Its just an unfortunate thing that they got some runs in the third. Thats the frustrating part, where you feel great out there and still give up some runs," Axelrod said. "I cant be that disappointed in my effort because I felt I executed pretty well and they just happened to score." Scioscia, meanwhile, saw his offence score seven runs and his bullpen finish off a needed win, both of which are some of "the components that you need to start to build momentum." "It feels good to get this one and move onto tomorrow," he said. NOTES: Scioscia was asked Friday if owner Arte Moreno needed to give him a public vote of confidence and said "not for what I do. Not for my benefit." Los Angeles entered Friday having lost five of its last seven, fueling speculation about the job security of the Angels manager, whos in his 14th season. ... White Sox second baseman Gordon Beckham took 100 swings off a tee before Fridays game. Beckham is on the disabled list after breaking his left hamate bone April 9 in Washington and having surgery on April 16. ... Angels infielder Erick Aybar was not in the lineup after experiencing tightness in his right hamstring Thursday in Houston. Scioscia said Aybar and reliever Scott Downs, who injured his right foot Thursday, are both day-to-day. ' ' '