Especially pleased to be back in action tomorrow are Kendal whose game last week at Birkenhead Park was called off because of COVID infections in the host club.
They host Manchester, fallen giants of the game, but making a better fist of things this season. They are currently second in the North One West table behind Stockport, a point better-off than Kendal but they have played two more games.
League games at Mint Bridge have been in short supply so far and there is only one more before Christmas, but it does mean supporters will have a glut of home games over the second half of the season.
Carlisle have an opportunity to get back to winnings ways tomorrow when they host Broughton Park at Warwick Road.
The city side led Penrith at the halfway stage last week but the Winters Park team turned things round to win the derby 25-10.
The city side were young, fit and well-motivated, very well organised and excellent in defence if a little one dimensional in attack. In many ways, their performance did not equate to their lowly position in North One West.
They had actually led for more than half the game so will be determined to see it through this time when they tackle a Broughton Park side who lie third-bottom and two points and places behind the Cumbrians, although they do have a game in hand.
Park were beaten 16-10 at home by Glossop last week and have only won one of their eight league games so far.
Penrith, for their part, will be keen to end a run of disappointing away results which include successive defeats at Bowdon and Glossop.
They are on their travels tomorrow to Altrincham Kersal who are three places and eight points behind the Cumbrians, who currently lie sixth.
Kersal picked-up useful points last Saturday in a 34-28 defeat at Vale of Lune.
In North Two West two of the three Cumbrian clubs will expect to pick up winning points.
Keswick, after a fine 27-26 win at Tarleton last week, are back on home soil with a visit from De La Salle of Salford who are next to bottom and on their last visit to Cumbria two weeks ago lost 24-0 at Cockermouth.
Despite an excellent effort at Winnington Park, where they lost 30-17, Cockermouth are still bottom and have a big game in prospect at Strawberry How tomorrow as they host Bolton. The Lancashire side are four points better off from a game less.
The third Cumbrian side St. Benedict’s had an excellent 20-8 home win over Leigh last week but face the toughest test of the season at Anselmians tomorrow. The league leaders have won all eight games and have scored 366 points with only 103 conceded.
Aspatria are on a roll in Northumberland/Durham One and following last week’s 17-0 win at Whitley Bay, Rockcliffe entertain Acklam and are moving towards the top half of the table.
In the Cumbria League the games are Egremont v Upper Eden; Furness v Wigton; Hawcoat Park v Silloth; Workington v Creighton; Millom v Whitehaven.
