2018 - 2019 Division 1 Summary
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Champions - Greenwood Goshawks
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Runners-up - Letchworth Dragons
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Greenwood Goshawks got off to a shaky start losing heavily against Letchworth Lions in their first match. They then went on a 5 match winning spree before losing their first match after Christmas against Letchworth Dragons. The Goshawks only lost one more match against Northiam East before clinching the title with a win against their club mates Greenwood Hawks.
Letchworth Dragons started the season well with a win against Harpenden Nightjars. They then lost their next 2 games before winning 5 games on the trot. However they couldn't keep up this form and only won one of their last four matches to finish in second place.
Northiam East won their first two matches against St Margaret's 1 and Letchworth Lions. However their form dipped and they then lost their next four games before winning five out of six in the New Year. This winning streak included wins against both the leaders Greenwood Goshawks and second place Letchworth Dragons and took them to third place with the same points but a slightly inferior shot difference to the Dragons.
Letchworth Lions had a good start
to the season , winning three of their first four matches. However they were then inconsistent registering an equal number of wins and losses after the Christmas break. Although they notched wins against both first and second teams, they eventually finished fourth with the same points as both the Letchworth Dragons and Northiam East but with a negative shot difference.
St Margaret's 1 did not start well losing their first 3 games before winning two on the trot against Harpenden Nightjars and Letchworth Lions. They showed better form in the New Year winning 3 games and losing 3. However, they managed to finish with a flourish beating both Letchworth teams in their last two matches. St Margaret's ended the season in fifth place and avoided relegation.
Harpenden Nightjars started quite well winning two of their first three matches. However they then had a 4-match losing streak and only managed to win 2 out of their 6 games after Christmas. Their final position was 6th and they will be relagated to Division 2 next season..
Greenwood Hawks won two of their first four matches before Christmas. Unfortunately they only won game in the New Year and they finished in last place, 2 points behind Harpenden Nightjars.