Tie of the night tonight sees second placed Top Guns taking on the fast rising Murray Misfits. The Misfits have been on a tear recently, and have been bolstered by the signings of three of Scotland's top players in Pat Holtz, Scott Gillespie and Jamie Burnett. This recent form has seen them losing just one match in nine, and includes a draw with the Entertainers, and a victory over the Hustlers. It would take a massive points swing for the Misfits to challenge for the league this year, however sitting just seven points behind the Top Guns, they will no doubt fancy that second place is achievable. The Top Guns themselves are having a rich seasons, and are the chief challengers in the title race, sitting nine points behind the Entertainers. After losing back to back games before Christmas, they have started the new year brightly with two wins, and will be looking for a win to keep up the pressure on the Entertainers. This should be a great game, however the result may come down to what names are on the team sheet for the Misfits.

In another competitive match, league leaders the Entertainers travel to Greenhills to face Mick Dunn's side. The 'tainers have put together an impressive run of results so far this season, only dropping points to the Misfits. They currently lie undefeated so far this season, albeit by the skin of their teeth in some games in recent weeks. They returned to form with a bang last week, defeating a tough Murray team 11-3 with some impressive pool being played in the process. They face a tricky away tie to the Greenhills who have failed to find any real consistency so far this season. Despite this, they find right in themselves right in the mix for a top five finish. Greenhills is a hard venue to travel to, however this match may hinge on if the Entertainers can pick up where they left off last week or not.

Elsewhere, Club 2000 host the Emeralds in a match important for both teams trying to keep up with the pack. Just one point separates the sides, and with both teams failing to win in their last two fixtures, the pressure will be on both sides to produce the goods.

The Hustlers will be hoping the Misfits do them a favour this week allowing them to leap frog into second place if they can beat the Cuesters. John Burn's team is steadily improving and they may be looking for a good performance in this match, rather than points.

Elsewhere, the Hunters and the Aces will play out another closely fought tie. Like the Club/Emeralds match, both teams are at the bottom end of the pack, and a victory for either side is essential to try and keep up the chase.

Fresh off the back of their first ever win the EKPL, Langlands will be full of confidence going into their match with the Eagles. The Eagles themselves are coming off a hard fought draw against EKCO and will be looking to improve that result tonight.

The Salmon leap travel to ECKO looking for a win to take advantage of teams around them facing off, while EKCO will be hoping to gain their first win since the first day of the season.

Last but not least, the Murray take on bottom team Ospreys. The Murray will be looking to bounce back with a solid win tonight after suffering their first loss in ten games last week. The always vocal Ospreys will be hoping that this is finally the week they can break their duck, however there are not many harder away venues to travel to looking for a win than the Murray.

Full fixtures as follows:

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