PREVIEW: EDINBURGH v POOLE (CAB DIRECT CHAMP)
POOLE could secure top spot in the Cab Direct Championship with a win at Edinburgh tonight (Friday).
The Pirates are six points ahead of Oxford as they head into their final regular fixture, with the Cheetahs also in action at Scunthorpe with three matches to go.
The Monarchs are without injured duo Justin Sedgmen and Kye Thomson, with Troy Batchelor and Drew Kemp booked to guest as they look to move off the bottom of the table.
Meanwhile Poole, who are at Workington on Saturday in the BSN Series, have Paul Starke in for Vinnie Foord who is not yet fit to return from a shoulder injury.
Edinburgh boss Alex Harkess said: “Poole are high in the league. Yet when they came early in the season, we were eight points up after four races. We didn’t keep that up but we still kept ahead and won the match. That has happened with teams at the top whereas we’ve lost to teams lower down.
“So I am no less hopeful of beating Poole than I was against Scunthorpe last week, because the bottom line is: I don’t know what we are going to do!”
Poole promoter Dan Ford said: “As we head north, the fixture against Edinburgh is absolutely pivotal.
“A win is essential to keep the pressure on Oxford as we fight for that all-important top spot in the league standings. We can’t afford any more slip-ups.”
EDINBURGH: Josh Pickering, Drew Kemp, Lasse Fredriksen, Paco Castagna, Troy Batchelor, Max James, Connor Coles.
POOLE: Richard Lawson, Sam Hagon, Ben Cook, Zach Cook, Tom Brennan, Tobias Thomsen, Paul Starke.
SCB Referee: Jim McGregor
*LIVE STREAMING: https://www.edinburghmonarchs.co.uk/emtv
