There was a great deal at stake this Saturday and our teams came through with aplomb, winning six and drawing one of the seven games played.
The Men's 1st Team have endured a rotten season up till now. They went into their game against Watsonians with a measly five points in the bag and injuries to key players. A defeat here would have left them in real bother. However, they fronted up and - thanks in no small part to a hat trick from recalled veteran Scott McCartney - eventually prevailed 4-2. Niall Sommerville was the other Western scorer. The 1s are now seventh and well placed to compete for a top six finish.
An inexperienced 2s played very well in their 0-0 draw at Uddingston and could have won the game late on when a shot came of the inside of the post. The 3s played exceptionally well in their gritty 3-1 win over Ayr and are now second top of West 1. Alastair Scott and Aaron Wilson (2) got their goals. The 4s got a crucial 3-0 win away to Kelburne 4s which sees them move up to seventh and puts some water between Western and the relegation zone. Simon Dick, Cammy Moran and Scott Anderson were their scorers.
The Women's 1st Team stay fourth after their 10-0 slaughter of bottom side CALA. Heather Aitken hammered in four goals and Kaz Cuthbert and Alex Stuart each managed a double. Also dishing out a doing were the 2s who thumped Hillhead 3s 9-0. The 3s beat Giffnock 2s 1-0.
Yesterday, the 1s lost 2-1 to Grove in the cup and the 2s were forced to concede their fixture against Kelburne after their umpire called off at the last minute. The Men's 2s were beaten in the plate by Erskine Stewart's Melville.