The two sides will meet in the senior hurling county final this Sunday.
Winning a third consecutive Laois county title would be a 'wonderful achievement' according to the clubs manager Declan Laffan.
Clough/Ballacolla will be fancied to retain their senior hurling crown when they face Camross in O'Moore Park on Sunday.
It finished 1-19 to 0-15 points in their favour when the sides met earlier in the championship this summer.
Despite a rare three-peat being on offer for Laffan's side, he starts his chat with Pat O'Sullivan by saying it's not the be all and end all: