Crunch time for red-hot Eagle Sports in bid for league title
BY extending their staggering winning run, Eagle Sports have put themselves on the brink of a first ever Cheshire Football League title.
They will still need help from elsewhere but as they prepare for their final game of the CFL Premier Division season tonight, manager Danny Nixon wants his side to take care of their own business first and foremost.
Eagle recorded an 11th consecutive victory on Friday night as they hammered Lostock Gralam 4-0 in their last home game of the season thanks to goals from Matty Saunders, Ed Burthem, Amir Hajri and Danny Burthem.
Tonight, they wrap up their campaign with a trip to Crewe FC and if they can extend their run to 12, they will climb above current league leaders Poynton, whom they currently trail by two points.
All eyes will then be on Poynton's final game of the season away at Middlewich Town – a date for which has not yet been confirmed – but if they rivals slip up, Eagle will lift the title.
'I'm extremely proud of the lads in what they have achieved over the last few weeks,' Nixon said.
'To win 11 straight games in any league is fantastic and is something that will rarely happen, so it's great to see how we've worked hard to get to this point.
'We've now given ourselves a chance to go top of the table on Wednesday and no-one expected that to be possible, so let's go to Crewe ready for one last battle to see if we can get the points.
'It will certainly be a tough game as it's not an easy place to go.
'One more 90 to go, three points to get then we can put our feet up and see what happens elsewhere.'
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