Academy Leagues: EABL, WEABL continue towards mid-season break - Week 7

The Academy Leagues keep on rolling with another week of action set for this afternoon.

Week seven consists of four more EABL contests and a trio of clashes in the WEABL, as both leagues keep on moving towards December's fast approaching mid-season break.

We take a look at all the action below.

EABL

Two teams looking to gain top spot in the North meet this afternoon as Manchester Magic (2-1) host Charnwood College Riders (2-0).

Both sides are locked into a three-way battle with Myerscough on four points, and with 'Sco out of action this weekend, one team from this contest will sit alone at the top of the standings by the end of the day.

The only other game in the North sees Derby Trailblazers (1-2) travelling to Bristol to take on SGS College (1-2).

SGS won their first game of the season against BMet but have since dropped games against Manchester and Myerscough. They'll look to try and get back to .500 against a team yet to win this season and currently propping up the standings.

The South offering also contains two games, starting with City of London Academy - Southwark (2-1) at home to JMA Reading Rockets (1-2).

CoLA picked up a valuable win last time out, beating Copleston off the back of a Player of the Week performance from Bilal Khan. Both Khan and last year's runners up will look to pick up the W against a JMA side that have lost two in a row.

That just leaves Oaklands Wolves (0-1) to make the trip to Itchen College (1-1) for their second game of the season as they try to pick themselves up from an opening loss to Copleston in early October.

LIVE STATS

Manchester Magic vs Charnwood College Riders

SGS College vs Derby Trailblazers

City of London Academy - Southwark vs JMA Reading Rockets

Itchen College vs Oaklands College

WEABL

There's a pair of double-ups in the WEABL South as City of London Academy - Southwark (2-1) take on winless JMA Reading Rockets (0-2), and Itchen College (1-1) host Oaklands College (0-1).

All four teams are currently chasing unbeaten South leaders Copleston High School, who are without a game this week, and none of this afternoon's sides will want to lose any more ground to the Suffolk programme.

That just leaves Manchester Mystics (3-0) to entertain Charnwood College Riders (1-2) in the North's only game.

These two sides met in the Midlands earlier this month, with the Mystics securing a confident 66-40 win. No doubt the Riders will love to avenge that defeat, bringing themselves back into contention at the top of the conference in the process.

LIVE STATS

Manchester Mystics vs Charnwood College Riders

City of London Academy - Southwark vs JMA Reading Rockets

Itchen College vs Oaklands College

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Main image credit - Luke Simcock