Men’s 1s draw with Bath Buccaneers

The M1’s entertained Team Bath on Sunday in the hope of finally finding a winning way.  They were encouraged by their performance against league leaders Southgate the previous weekend, when only the frame of the goal (twice) and a perfectly good goal being disallowed, robbed them of at least a point in a narrow 4-3 defeat.  With games still to come against fellow strugglers Brighton and Old Cranleighan, a win over Bath would leave Hawks with their destiny still firmly in their own hands.  A sloppy mistake by Jack Biggs resulted in Bath taking the lead in the 9^th minute but Ed Tristem equalised midway through the second quarter.  Biggs then made up for his earlier error with a penalty corner conversion on the final play of the first half to send the home side into the interval 2-1 up.  Another defensive slip-up led to a Bath equaliser shortly before the third quarter break and Hawks were unable to fashion any clear-cut chances as the clock ticked down.

So, a respectable draw, but not really enough, particularly with both Brighton and Old Cranleighan each picking up three points from their games.  A trip to the seaside and a match-up with Brighton awaits next Sunday.