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Heys welcome Whitchurch Alport to Adie Moran Park for a key match in the promotion race.

Whitchurch can no longer gain automatic promotion however they know victory tonight will guarantee a fourth-place finish and a home tie in the Play Off Semi-final. Furthermore, a win would also still put them in with the chance to gain third place and guaranteed home games throughout the play offs.

Conversely, Heys know that three points this evening will confirm third place for them but on a wider scale keep them in in with a chance of automatic promotion. If they win all four of their games, including tonight, they will go up.

Whitchurch started the season in superb form, with only one defeat in their first eleven games. However, a spell of three defeats in four games in October saw them lose ground. A breathtaking 12 game run, which included eleven wins, then hauled them back into the automatic promotion picture. However, the last month has seen them lose ground with six wins and six defeats.

Alport are a talented team who have been up at the top for two seasons and with the prolific Simon Everall back in the team after injury, they are a dangerous side.

Heys have won their last six, a remarkable achievement within a punishing schedule. They know one last push could bring all that hard work the ultimate reward.

Heys won 1-0 at Alport back in October. It’s a result they will need to repeat tonight to keep their promotion hopes ticking over.