Otago will need to beat Bay of Plenty to have any hope of keeping its title prospects alive and, depending on other results, may need to beat the Bay by as many has 25 goals.
It is a tall order and there is not much Peeters can do about scoring the goals. But she can help the team with another solid effort at the back.
The former secondary schools champion javelin thrower has had trouble with a muscle strain this season and missed Otago's opening three games.
She went to Australia with the New Zealand under-21 team in August but picked up a hamstring strain and was forced to return without getting any game time. It was bitterly disappointing and, desperate to get back on court, Peeters rushed herself back into the action in time for Otago's match against Canterbury.
"I think I pushed it a bit with my physio," Peeters said.
"I kept saying, 'I'm good, I'm good, I'm good'."
The 20-year-old was part of a polished midcourt.
Otago will need to repeat that form against Bay of Plenty tomorrow. By the time the province takes the court it will know exactly what it needs to do to make it through.
Ideally, Waikato will beat Wellington in the earlier game and all Otago will need to do is beat Bay of Plenty to progress. But if Wellington wins, then Otago will need to go on an attacking blitz.
"We are the last game of the day so we will find out if we have to really put the foot down and kill it, really. The best I can do is help out our circle defence because really they are the ones who stop the ball going through the hoop. But I'll do my part and see if it pays off.
"We've been working on our defence for the last couple of weeks now and I think it really showed in the game against Canterbury that we are getting it right."
Peeters, who was part of the Otago under-21 team which won the national title this season, hails from Gore but moved to Dunedin two years ago to further her education. Last year she began a degree in physical education at the University of Otago but has switched to Otago Polytechnic and is studying applied science.
She won the senior javelin title at the secondary school nationals in 2010 and had to share the limelight with her younger sister Tori, who won a gold medal in her age group for the same event.
She also made the New Zealand secondary schools netball team that year and found it was getting too tough to continue in both sports.
She chose netball. Javelin was more of a sideline but also a welcome distraction.
"Sometimes, when you play team sports, you rely on the whole team to win. Javelin was just me."
Her main focus is making the New Zealand under-21 team for the world championships next year.
