Two teams in need of a win went head to head this week as Wellspring, still struggling to adjust to life without a few former regulars, took on a 2 Goals 1 Schlupp side that have dropped away from the promotion spots in recent weeks after a good start.

Jake Hamilton gave Wellspring the lead in the second minute, but Lewis H levelled things up 4 minutes later. It was 2-1 to Wellspring when Jay Berrisford scored on 8 minutes, but Owen Johnson drew 2 Goals level 9 minutes before half time. Again Wellspring went in front through Lewis Arden’s goal, but again Schlupp pulled themselves level through Johnson’s second. Lewis H’s second of the game put 2 Goals in front three minutes before the break, but those three minutes were enough time for two more Berrisford goals to see Wellspring into half time with a 5-4 lead.

Arden’s second and Berrisford’s 4th inside the first 6 minutes of the second half seemed to have given Wellspring a grip on the game, but Johnson’s third with 15 minutes remaining kept 2 Goals in touch. Berrisford got his 5th three minutes later, but Lewis Bush and Ben Templeton pulled two more back for 2 Goals to make it a one goal game again. Arden scored two in a minute to ease Wellspring three in front again, but though Jordan Herbert pulled on back three minutes from time there was no coming back as Arden grabbed his 5th to end the contest and give Wellspring a much needed win.

Two teams who were showing signs of improvement going into this week’s games faced off with both teams still involved in what’s looking like being a close promotion battle.

Ciaran McGrath got the scoring underway after 6 minutes to give Inter the lead, and on 9 minutes their lead was doubled through Joe Fletcher’s finish. LQ got themselves back into it on 12 minutes when Matthew Brierley took advantage of some hesitant defending to halve the deficit, but Calvin Alexander restored the Inter two goal lead with their third 7 minutes from the break. Alex Brash pulled a second back for LQ three minutes from half time and left us with everything to play for in a game that was turning out to be as tight as we were expecting.

LQ stepped up the pressure at the start of the second period, but that equiliser wouldn’t come for them and they were punished when Ray Donnelly smashed in Inter’s 4th off the crossbar with 16 minutes left. Any glimmer of hope LQ had of taking anything from this game ended when Liam Watson scored the 5th for Inter 9 minutes from time, and they make it three straight wins to climb into the promotion places.

Oh boy, probably not much point dwelling too long on this one……. Having picked up a creditable draw with Inter Row Z a couple of weeks ago, could FC Poor Toe build on that going into this week’s game with top of the table Only Kruls & Horses?

No. No they couldn’t. They were 9-0 down at the break as Luke Farrow scored two in the opening 10 minutes before Seb Etchells added three, James Thornley another three and Jack Mullern the other.

They didn’t ease off after the break either as the second half mirrored the first as Farrow and Thornley added 4 more each, Etchells and Sean Martin the others as Only Kruls strolled to an 18-0 win. There’s always next week……