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After last weeks third victory of the season against club rivals Mill Lane United Blues the Yellows were faced with their hardest task of the season against their closest rivals in the East Riding Girls Football League Malet Lambert.
The blue and golds took 2 valuable league points last Saturday at the Leisure Centre in a game which they appeared to dominate from start to finish but astonishingly only won by 10 points.
Beverley’s residents were out in force to witness this local derby as Molescroft FC Galaxy played hosts to Whitestar Athletic. It was Athletic who were sharpest out of the blocks taking the upper hand in the opening exchanges.
The second race in the East Yorkshire Cross-Country League took place at Drewton Woods near South Cave last Sunday. It was a gloriously sunny day and conditions were perfect for cross country running.
Back to League action on Saturday for Beverley RUFC. Keighley are the visitors and the Beavers will be looking to maintain their winning run against a side which is struggling towards the bottom of the table.
Hodgsons FC Reserves beat Bridlington Town Reserves 6 – 5 in the cup at the Beverley Leisure Centre. Robbie Whiting scored a hat trick with the other goals coming from Mike Martin, James Waldron and Daniel Atkinson.
Hornsea Sporting FC were the visitors to the Walkington home of Mill Lane United’s under 16 girls in a Eat Riding Girls Football League encounter.
Beverley Town FC progressed in the East Riding County FA Senior Cup as they beat North Cave for the second time in two weeks.
This was probably Beverley’s most disappointing performance of the season at the Eastmount Community Centre last Saturday. They managed to field a fairly strong lineup with only Gavin Proctor a late withdrawal due to injury.
Some good tries but on the whole not an afternoon of high entertainment value. The Yorkshire Cup in recent years has lost much of its gravitas and clubs now often use it to give their fringe and young players a run out.
A Quejaime Busilaina hat trick helped lift the Lord Nelson off the foot of the East Riding County League as they beat Bridlington Snooker Centre 2nds 6 – 2.
Pocklington Town claimed three points with a five nil win over Westella & Willerby in the Humber Premier League. Pocklington had started the season battling
Mill Lane United smashed eleven goals past Beverley Whitestar as the sides met in the East Riding Girls Football League. United move to third in the table and have games in hand on league leaders North Ferriby United Greens
The blue and golds get back to league action this Saturday with a trip to face Lambwath Lions. Lambwath now play their home games at the Eastmount Community Centre Longhill.
The third Deepdale Dash 10k took place at Barton-on-Humber on Sunday and a small group of runners from Beverley Athletic Club travelled across the bridge to take part.
Two teams from Beverley Athletic Club travelled to Mansfield last Saturday to represent the club in the Saucony English Cross-Country Relays.
Conditions were perfect for running last Sunday when 13 members of Beverley Athletic Club lined up at the start of the Derwentwater 10, a ten-mile road race which starts and finishes at Keswick in the Lake District.
Beverley RUFC have a weekend off from league action on Saturday as they make the short trip to Pocklington for the Yorkshire Cup Preliminary round tie.