PREVIEW: POOLE v EDINBURGH (CAB DIRECT CHAMP)

LEAGUE leaders Poole bid to extend their lead at the top of the Cab Direct Championship when they host Edinburgh at Wimborne Road tonight (Wednesday).

The Pirates suffered a shock defeat at Workington on Saturday, but they are still five points clear in the standings at the halfway stage of their regular schedule.

Meanwhile the Monarchs are firmly in the play-off race, sitting fifth place level on points with Oxford, although they did lose at home to Poole.

Pirates promoter Dan Ford said: “We’ve put the Workington result behind us – it was a bad day at the office, plain and simple.

“Now the focus is fully on Wednesday against Edinburgh. They’ve made changes and have a strengthened side, and as we saw at the weekend, you cannot underestimate anyone in this league.

“We have been strong at home in recent weeks and need to keep that momentum going. If we hit our levels we will give ourselves every chance to bounce back and extend our lead at the top. The lads are determined to respond the right way.”

POOLE: Richard Lawson, Tobias Thomsen, Lewis Kerr, Zach Cook, Anders Rowe, Paul Starke, Will Cairns.

EDINBURGH: Victor Palovaara, Paco Castagna, Justin Sedgmen, Kye Thomson, Michael Palm Toft, Jonatan Grahn, Jordy Loftus.

SCB Referee: Chris Durno

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