The last few weeks have seen bumper amounts of hockey at Auchenhowie. Things start to wind down now, though, with only two home games this week and a reduced card overall the following weekend.
Our Women’s 1st Team are very much a team on a high right now. Fourth place in the league, they have proved their mettle against all of the traditional top teams, beating Dundee Wanderers 3-0 last Saturday for the best result of their season to date. This Saturday they play MCC Western. Wildcats drew 2-2 at the club early on in the season and will be doing their best to go one better at Titwood (1430).
The Women’s 2s are in Ayr. Wildcats sit top while Ayr are bottom so the girls really should win. The 3s play Hillhead 4s at Jordanhill (1410) in what could well be a close game.
The Men’s 1s beat Edinburgh University less than a fortnight ago at Auchenhowie. They were comfortably on top but took their time getting the goals required for their 3-1 win. University coach Graham Moodie felt that this was the students’ poorest performance of the season thus far and Western can expect a harder ride at Peffermill (1515) if they are to make it six points from six against the Uni.
The 2s are also at Peffermill to play Edinburgh University. In their case it is the students’ 3s who provide the opposition. Western miss one or two regulars but have a reasonable side and will aim to build on Saturday’s excellent 4-1 win at Titwood.
The 3s have a massive game at Auchenhowie (1345). Western are five points clear at the top of West District Division 1 with a 100% record and welcome Clydesdale 3s who are their closest challengers. A win for Western means an eight point gap with over half the games played. An away victory narrows things right back down, though, and opens the league up again.
The 4s are also at home. They welcome Uddingston 4s. Western play great hockey but have struggled to put teams away in recent weeks. Let’s hope they put that right on Saturday. The 5s are away to Hillhead 7s (1600).