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Willand Rovers v Bashley FC
Rovers welcome Bashley to the Stan Robinson Stadium on Saturday as they look to secure another huge three points on home soil as we push into November.
It’s been back-to-back away trips for David Steele’s men before this fixture as Rovers visited Evesham and walked away with all three points but the trip to Shaftesbury wasn’t so memorable with former EFL veteran Brett Pitman bagging for the hosts on his second debut for the club to seal the points for the hosts.
Moving into the game at hand, the Stags currently sit in 7th in the league which finds them just outside the playoff zone after a handful of good seasons within the league, Bash will want to push on this season as most of their rivals of years gone by are now either in the division above or below.
Dave Lewis’ men struggled in their most recent game on Tuesday as Exmouth Town pulled a convincing win over the hosts on the night but that is a minor blip for The Bash with so far this season they have still turned over the majority of the promotion and playoff favourites so they cannot be underestimated.
One to watch for the visitors on Saturday is midfielder Luke Delaney who has already banged 5 goals this season and helped the Hampshire outfit to some handy wins in their bid to push on into the seventh tier.
Last time out between both sides it was a cold March afternoon with the hosts securing all three down Silver Street with Luke Delaney and now Plymouth Parkway striker Frankie Monk adding to their tallies.
Rovers are yet to beat Bashley in the Southern League so could Saturday finally be the time when we make new history and add another three points onto the board as we head into another tough month of fixtures and the start of the St. Luke’s Campaign?
All to play for.
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