by a guest writer

Well it's a Happy New Year, and we're well and truly closing in on the midway point of the2011/2012 EKPL season.
Tommorrow sees the League champions take on the Murray Misfits who have a very strong squad and will hope to take this game to the wire. Tie of the night.
There are many other good match ups tonight. The Tower host the Emeralds but hope to have a few too many gems for them on the night.
The Murray v The Salmon Leap is another very close looking match up which may see The Salmon struggle at the Murrays notoriously difficult venue. A good start is crucial for The Salmon.
The Aces verses Club 2000 should be a good match. Both teams closely matched on paper, but games aren't played on paper, thankfully. The club's home advantage make them slight favourites.
The Top Guns raise their game against the top teams and are in fact a top team themselves, but aren’t always consistent and so sometimes slip up against opponents they should beat. That's a doubt tonight as the Ospreys, although improving all the time and gaining experience, have a mountain to climb in this match.
The Greenhills should beat their opponents at home tonight, but The Eagles will be looking to swoop on any mistakes The Hills make.
EKCO against Langlands looks like a score draw, unless The Langlands boys take all their chances.
Lastly, The Hunters take on The Entertainers. This game should be dictated by how many chances The Hunters manage to take if and when The Entertainers slip up.

Full fixtures as follows:

Tower - Greenhills Emeralds
Hustlers - Murray Misfits
Club 2000 - Whitehills Aces
Top Guns - Ospreys
Hunters - Entertainers
Murray - Salmon Leap
Greenhills - Eagles
EKCO - Langlands