The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
All-conquering table-toppers have yet to hit peak form
Football - Peterborough Sports are six points clear
The worry for the rest of Division One Central in the Evo Stik Southern League is that clear leaders Peterborough Sports haven’t yet hit peak form.
The city side are sitting pretty six points clear of secondplaced Corby Town after making it 12 wins in 14 matches with a comfortable 5-1 success over lowly North Leigh at the Bee Arena last Saturday.
Goals from Dion SembieFerris, Lewis Hilliard, Mark Jones, Adbou Sani and Josh Moreman secured the latest win in front of 166 fans who gained admission in a ‘paywhat-you-want’ scheme.
Sports now enter a tricky period of three awaydays in four matches starting with a trip to mid-table Welwyn Garden City on Saturday.
“We’re playing well,” Sports boss Jimmy Dean enthused.
“I know we are a long way from Football League level, but we are playing some football that wouldn’t look out of place in that standard.
“We have players who are bopping the ball about with great confidence and everyone is working hard.
“But we can play even better. Players like Lewis Hilliard are really starting to hit their stride now. Everyone is enjoying their football and everyone is working hard for me and the club. It’s a great place to be at the minute, but we won’t get carried away. There’s a lot of football to be played against some good sides.
“We are six points clear of Corby, but they have a game in hand and we have to go to their place so they will still fancy their chances.”
Only one team wins automatic promotion from Division One Central. The next four compete for one extra promotion place through the play-offs.
Yaxley are bobbing along nicely in mid-table after fighting back twice to draw 2-2 at Kempston last weekend. Fraser Sturgess and Dan Cotton (penalty) scored the goals. Yaxley host Bedford Town at In2itive Park on Saturday (3pm).
Play-off chasing Stamford AFC are at Carlton in Division One East of the Northern Premier League on Saturday.