Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Derby win puts Larks top

Toolstation Division 1 Larkhall Athletic reclaimed pole positionin the Toolstation Division 1 table after beating local rivals OddDown in the first Western League meeting between the sides in 15years.

The Larks' groundstaff had worked miracles to get the Boxing Daygame on and, although a difficult surface did not help either side,the hosts went close three times in the first five minutes throughDave Cooper, Ben Highmore and Dave Bailey.

It looked like the Downers had weathered the early storm when top-scorer Highmore latched on to a poor back pass and calmly roundedthe keeper to finish.

Adam Sheppard made a good save to protect Larks' lead and it was2-0 at …

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