There’s a high of the desk conflict within the Girls’s Premier Division as first-placed Hampstead welcome Surbiton, in second, to Paddington Rec. They’re the one two groups unbeaten within the Division. Final season noticed a draw and a win for Hampstead on their technique to coming high of the Division on the finish of the common season.
Third-placed East Grinstead face Wimbledon who’re a spot under them within the desk, each groups are on a great run of kind though Wimbledon have been held in two of their final 5 video games. East Grinstead’s Biba Mills is joint high scorer within the Division with Surbiton’s Darcy Bourne, and faces Jess Buchanan, Wimbledon’s keeper who has probably the most clear sheets.
Fifth-placed Studying welcome Barnes who make the quick journey to Sonning Lane. Studying misplaced at Loughborough College students final week to finish a five-match unbeaten run. Barnes sit tenth.
It’s an all-College battle as Birmingham in sixth host Durham two locations under them. It’s their first league assembly for the reason that 2009 play offs when Birmingham gained on their technique to gaining promotion to the top-flight.
Nottingham College welcome Bowdon hoping to shut the four-point hole between the groups. Final season’s encounters ended one win apiece.
Backside of the desk Clifton Robinsons will likely be hoping to construct on final week’s first level after they play Loughborough College students. Loughborough will likely be wanting to make use of final week’s nice win in opposition to Studying as a springboard to get into the highest half of the desk.
Open/Males’s Premier Division
Surbiton will likely be seeking to lengthen their 100% file within the Open/Males’s Premier Division after they tackle Brooklands MU. Its three years for the reason that groups met in a Premier Division sport with Surbiton profitable 4-3 in Cheshire on that event. Surbiton’s Nick Bandurak will look to proceed his scoring kind as he’s presently joint top-scorer within the Division with 12 objectives.
Second-placed Wimbledon journey to sixth-placed East Grinstead for the primary time in three seasons. That is the one encounter that includes two high six groups this Saturday with each groups coming off the again of wins final weekend.
Hampstead & Westminster, who loved an impressive comeback win at Holcombe final Saturday, play host to Cardiff & Met. Damon Steffens has stepped up for Hampstead for the reason that retirement from 1st crew hockey of Matt Guise-Brown and is the Division’s joint high scorer with 12 objectives alongside Bandurak.
Holcombe will likely be seeking to get again on observe after they host backside of the desk Beeston who stay with out a level however have come shut with a sequence of slender defeats.
Oxted dropped to seventh after final Saturday’s loss to East Grinstead which additionally ended a six-match unbeaten run. They journey to fourth-placed Outdated Georgians who’ve scored 17 objectives of their final two video games.
Studying will likely be searching for their fourth win in 5 at residence to Southgate which might propel them into the highest six.
