Complacency is the only thing that can halt Guisborough’s surge to the top of Durham and North One with calm heads needed after their Morpeth success.
The second-placed Priorymen moved to within one point of their Northumbrian rivals following last weekend’s 26-15 win at Belmangate, but that will count for nothing if Trevor Edwards’ side slip up at Novocastrians tomorrow.
Guisborough have won 11 of their last 12 league matches, at a time when Morpeth have started to show clear signs of weakness.
Although irresistable at home, it is Guisborough’s away form that thwarted their early-season charge with defeats at Hartlepool Rovers, Morpeth and Durham City.
And any slip-up tomorrow could come at a big cost as the Priorymen hope to continue breathing down the leaders’ neck.
In the same division Stockton could charge into the top four with a victory at Consett.
The Station Road outfit ended a run of three straight defeats last weekend as they put in a superb away display to beat Darlington 35-12.
In National Three North, Billingham are on the road again as they travel to league leaders Sandal.
Defeat at Sheffield Tigers last time out ended Billingham’s three-match winning streak, but they will have no fear as they go to one of the division’s powerhouses.
A home match with struggling Beverley awaits at Greenwood Road next weekend, meaning Chris Hyndman can take his side to West Yorkshire as underdogs with nothing to lose.
Meanwhile in Yorkshire One Boro must surely win at Malton and Norton if they have any chance of promotion this season.
Ian Heslehurst’s men dropped to fifth following last weekend’s 17-17 draw with Hullensians, and are 19 points adrift of tomorrow’s second-placed opponents.
In Durham and North Three Yarm resume their league campaign after the festive break with a home tie against Prudhoe and Stocksfield.
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