Field hockey – Grange keen to keep pressure on Kelburne

GRANGE could close the gap between them and Division One pace-setters Bromac Kelburne with victory at lowly PSL Team Sport Clydesdale on Saturday (14.30).

Second-placed Grange have 31 points from 12 games and trail Kelburne by five points with a game in hand.

PSL are second-bottom of the ten-strong league with 11 points from the same number of games.

Grange have lost once in their last five league games while PSL have improved with no defeats in their last five.

They have drawn three and won two and last weekend held sixth-placed Hillhead 2-2.

Grange disposed of bottom side AAM Gordonians 5-1 in the North-East and co-coach David Knipe will insist on an action replay on Saturday.

Meanwhile, seventh-placed Watsonians, who led the league after the first three games, have drawn two of their last five games.

They entertain out-of-form Hillhead (14.30) who have lost four and drawn one of their last five.

Edinburgh University host vastly improved Uddingston Deans Eng at Peffermill (16.00).

The Lanarkshire side, who just avoided the drop last season, are fourth in the table with 17 points from 12 games, three ahead of the students who covet a top four slot and have played the same number of games.

Uddingston have won four of their last five outings while Edinburgh have lost three of their last five, winning only once in that period.

The only other game sees Gordonians travel to eighth-placed Western Wildcats (15.00).