Old Pond hot on the heels of Spen in Division Two

THE BATTLE at the top of Division Two continues as leaders Spen FC travel to Sands Lane with high expectations of another win.

The two sides met on the opening weekend with the league leaders winning 5-2.

A hat-trick from James Heeley did the damage that day, but the hosts will be hoping for another Dominic Howarth brace in this one.

Second-placed Old Pond face Battyeford for the first time this season. They’ll be hoping for a better performance than last weekend, they made hard work of it against Clifton Rangers Athletic.

They responded well to going behind and dug in for the win to keep the pressure on the leaders, even if some of the goals were a little fortunate.

Halifax Rangers will hope to keep their recent run of results going as they head to Clifton Rangers Reserves.

A win for the visitors this time would see them go level with the opposition.

Clifton Rangers Reserves can’t afford any slip-ups right now, especially with the pressure from those above.

Eslewhere, Clifton Rangers Athletic will face Barum Top on Sunday. The visitors will want to close the gap to the top and still try push on for promotion, whereas the hosts will want to finally get that first win on the board.

Results - Division Two: Clifton Rangers Athletic 3-6 Old Pond, Halifax Rangers 5-2 Barum Top, Old Post Office 1-3 Triangle.

Fixtures - Division Two: Division Two: Clifton Rangers Athletic v Barum Top, Clifton Rangers Reserves v Halifax Rangers, Old Pond v Battyeford, Sands Lane v Spen FC.