All three Forbes teams in top four of Lachlan Association
All three Forbes sides sit within the top four teams of their respective divisions of the Lachlan Amateur Soccer Association. In the First Division, Forbes Gunns and Forbes All Stars both had comfortable wins last weekend against Parkes Shire sides, the former beating Rawson Home Raptors 3-1 and the latter dominating the Tichborne Tigers 6-1.
After the round, Forbes Gunns sit equal on top of the table with Rawson Home Raptors on 45 points, though they’re significantly behind on goal difference. Forbes All Stars are in fourth place on 34 points, just ahead of Tichborne Tigers on 31. In First Division games this weekend, it’s Forbes Gunns’ turn to confront Tichborne Tigers at 2pm on Sunday at Forbes Botanical Gardens, while for Forbes All Stars it’s same day and same time against third-placed
Lightning FC at Harrison Park, Parkes.
In the competition’s Second Division, Forbes Bushrangers sit in second place on 34 points, behind Rovers on 43 points but comfortably ahead of Cambridge Saints on 27 points.
Last weekend, the Bushrangers lost narrowly 4-3 to Cambridge Saints, while this Sunday they play Parkes Rovers at noon in an away game at Harrison Park, Parkes. All in all, the association features teams from Forbes, Parkes, Grenfell, Condobolin and West Wyalong.