By Isle of Wight Observer
In Division One South, the Ladies 1st XI won 4-0 at home to Trojans III, with Polly Rider, Mia Lawrence, Jaimie Payne, Lizzie Dodds, and Sophie Parkhouse combining to gain territorial advantage and take the game to the visitors, with Saffron Hart striking the opening goal.
Payne worked with Evie Fairhurst to shoot, with Katy Ednay following up to take the game to 2-0. Ednay added a third, following a deflection, and, before being green carded, player-of-the-match Polly Rider, hit the fourth with a looping shot that echoed off the backboard. The much deserved 4-0 win sees the team at 5th place in the table.
IW Ladies II XI won 7-0 away at Basingstoke, with the prolific Megan Bridger scoring 5 of the goals. The points secured 5th place in Division Two Solent.
The Men’s 1st XI won 3-0 away at 5th-placed Andover, with 2 field goals from Antonio Ferreira and a penalty corner from Adam Payne. The win maintains the team at top spot in the Division.
In Division Six South, IW Men’s II XI drew 1-1 at home to league leaders Salisbury Striders, with keeper, Nate Bower, protected by the determined defence of Jarrod Butler, Stu Allen, Steve Holbrook, Will Dall-Whittall, and Gareth Rider. With youngsters, Nathan Phillips and Rupert King, always pressing down the flanks, a foul, on Carl Joyce, saw Jack Forsythe find Jonny Kirby, passing to Thomas Young on the ‘D’ then firing across the goal for debutant Jasper Jenkinson to score with his first touch of the game for 1-0. With the visitors pressing, Sam Challis made a goal line clearance to ensure a half-time lead.
After the break, Salisbury pressed for the equaliser early on, and at 1-1 both sides received warnings from the match official. With the match finishing level, the Islanders became the first side to take a point from Salisbury.