Males’s Hockey League Preview – 13 March 2022
Males’s Hockey League Premier Division leaders Outdated Georgians welcome Holcombe to fortress St. George’s School on Sunday as they give the impression of being to increase their already formidable eight level lead additional.
Outdated Georgians have solely misplaced as soon as this season, 2-0 at Wimbledon and face an in-form Holcombe staff which has not misplaced on the sphere of play since October, when Outdated Georgians gained 2-1 in Kent. Since that defeat Holcombe have gained seven video games and drawn two and suffered a defeat off the pitch when Hampstead & Westminster had been awarded a 5-0 victory after Holcombe had goalkeeper considerations.
Solely Oxted and Hampstead & Westminster have damaged via the Outdated Georgians defence on their very own pitch, however with Nick Bandurak already having plundered 13 targets this season, Holcombe can be assured that they’ll grow to be the third staff to attain at Outdated Georgians.
Second-placed Wimbledon broke three factors away from Surbiton after Surbiton misplaced 3-0 at Holcombe and Wimbledon gained 4-1 at Hampstead & Westminster. Wimbledon have the chance to tug additional clear and cement their hopes of a European place when Surbiton go to Raynes Park Excessive College on Saturday evening. Surbiton have gained on their final three visits to Wimbledon, however solely a final gasp equaliser denied Wimbledon all three factors at Sugden Street in Part One, Wimbledon having to accept a 2-2 draw.
Holcombe edged Hampstead & Westminster into fifth place on objective distinction and Hampstead go to East Grinstead, all however assured of sixth place on Saturday evening. Hampstead ran out 4-2 winners when the groups met in London in September and gained 6-1 on their final journey to West Sussex in March 2020.
Durham College suffered an immense setback of their battle to remain within the Premier Division because the College of Exeter gained 9-0 in Durham and this week, they’ll solely watch as Exeter try to attract stage with them on seven factors at dwelling to relegation rivals, Brooklands Manchester College.
Victory for Brooklands can be a really massive step in their very own preservation and so they beat Exeter within the North-West, 2-1 again in September. Exeter haven’t crushed Brooklands in Devon since 2010, however conferences have been few and much between with Brooklands successful in 2018 and 2019.
Beeston and Oxted, who ought to each be assured of avoiding the drop, meet for the primary time within the nationwide league in Surrey. Their first ever assembly in Nottingham noticed Beeston win 3-1 after going 1-0 down.
