Villagers ready to claim title

Karl O’Doherty’s side will be crowned champions should they win that and subsequently head into next month’s promotion/relegation play-off with designs on an immediate return to the top flight.

Eglinton’s season has been built around a strong batting line up that has been able to post big runs and a varied attack that has been able to defend them.

It’s obviously an all-or-nothing game for David MacBeth’s men who still have to win at Eglinton as well if they are to steal the title from under the leaders’ noses.

That second game is scheduled for Saturday so one way or another we should have a fair idea where things stand by the weekend.

Burndennett will aim to heap further misery on already-relegated Killyclooney on Saturday but Mark Doherty’s men have ambitions of taking second spot should the Saints falter against Eglinton.

It has been a fantastic season for Burndennett and they will be looking to close it out on a high both here and in their final league match of the season, a T/20 rearranged league game in Donegal starting next Tuesday night.

The final league match this weekend sees Drummond entertain Sion Mills with little now at stake for either side. That is unlikely to affect their approach of course with both determined to finish the season strongly. The home side started really well this summer before an horrendous two month run without a league win but they have turned it around in recent weeks.

Sion will probably be slightly disappointed that they haven’t improved much themselves but the club is going in the right direction and have one or two players making the step up.

There is sure to be a twist or two yet before the stumps are pulled for the season ahead of what looks like being a highly competitive league next time.