WINNINGTON Park launch a last ditch bid for survival on Saturday.
Mark Warr's men head to Lancaster to take on Vale of Lune, one of the two teams they have managed to beat in a turbulent North Two West campaign.
They know it's a must win match.
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"It's going to take at least three wins and a lot of luck to have any chance of avoiding relegation," skipper Mark Patterson told the Guardian last week.
They have five matches left to play, with Saturday's match plus the return derby against Northwich two matches targeted by Park for maximum points.
A trip to midtable Rochdale is another possibility but as the last game of the season it may be too late by then.
For now the men from Burrows Hill must focus on a tricky trip to Vale.
The Cumbrians have improved dramatically since they lost at Burrows Hill back in September, only narrowly going down to promotion chasers Broughton Park a fortnight ago.
Before that they had stunned Park's rivals Northwich with an 8-7 success.
"They have signed some new players in an attempt to avoid the drop," added Patterson.
"So the fight for the two points will be a big tussle."
Rick Shaw, Ben Richardson and Neil Welch all returned last time out against Chester and, with Peter Dennett due to return after knee surgery, Park may have something approaching a full squad to pick from.
One major absentee will be kicker Ben Elliot, after the promising youngster suffered a broken leg at the weekend during Park 2nds' defeat at Sale.
"Park have been here before and bounced back, so all is not lost," added Patterson.
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