High hopes for Hollins against lowly Birstall
HOLLINS HOLME could move as high as third in the Calder Valley Sunday League Premier Division if they beat beleaguered Birstall CC.
Hebden Bridge side Hollins have started the season relatively well and beat Birstall 5-2 on the opening weekend of the season.
That was Birstall’s first of seven consecutive league defeats, the last of which was a 9-1 hammering by second-to-bottom Mirfield Town, who hos Deighton this weekend.
Strugglers FC Hounds look unlikely to add to their solitary league win at champions FC Panda. Cock & Bottle, FC Hounds, Feathers and Clifton Rangers are all in the WRCFA Sunday Cup after their games were postponed last weekend.
Wire Works will be hoping to maintain their form of three wins on the bounce as they host Lee Mount in Division One, for whom Jay Carney has 18 league goals in four games.
A brace each from Dom Harris and Liam McManus were enough for Wire Works to see off Snowdon on Sunday, but things could be a lot tougher against this weekend.
Top of the table Park FC will face Woodhouse, with both sides coming off victories in the cup at the weekend. Snowdon will be hoping top scorer Pandor Shakeel can fire them to victory over Ravenswharfe, who could still be hurting from their penalty shootout loss in the cup.
Elsewhere, Thrum Hall go in search of their first points at home to FC Panda Reserves, while Ryburn Valley are on the road in the cup. Wellington Westgate go head-to-head with Cock Of The North in the same competition.
Old Pond will be hoping to keep the pressure on the leaders as they travel to Clifton Rangers Athletic. Adam Sykes is trying to turn around the fortunes of the hosts, but his main struggle is getting a consistent team out every weekend.
Old Post Office will be looking to take their form from the cup game at the weekend, they’ll face wounded Triangle after they were heavily beaten by leaders Spen FC. Both sides don’t want to end up in a midtable slumber for the rest of the season and a win for either side could prevent that.
Halifax Rangers will try make it three wins from three in all competitions when they face Battyeford.
Sands Lane will look to build on their good showing last time out against Old Pond. They’ll face Clifton Rangers Reserves who could be without several key players for what is arguably a very important tie for them, especially if they want to try keep the pressure on the top.
Results - Premier Division: Birstall CC 1-9 Mirfield Town. Division One: Snowdon 5-6 Wire Works. Division Two: Spen FC 9-0 Triangle. Fixtures – Premier Division: FC Panda First FC Hounds, Mirfield Town v Deighton, Hollins Holme v Birstall CC. Division One: Park FC v Woodhouse, Snowdon v Ravenswharfe, Thrum Hall v FC Panda Reserves, Wire Works v Lee Mount. Division Two: Clifton Rangers Athletic v Old Pond, Halifax Rangers v Battyeford, Old Post Office v Triangle, Sands Lane v Clifton Rangers Reserves.
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