Horncastle aim to avenge loss as they go to Lincoln
Horncastle Town boss John Rawdon wants to see his side gain revenge over Lincoln United Development when they go there this weekend.
Their hosts were 2-0 winners at The Wong earlier in the season and are going well in the league.
And the battle will come after Horncastle had a weekend free of action as a waterlogged pitch postponed their game at Barton Town Reserves.
Rawdon said: “It was obviously a frustrating weekend with us not being able to play, but as there were a lot of other games off it wasn’t really a surprise.
"There was a little bit of a bonus in that it allowed us to rest a couple of injuries and get some of the minor knocks and niggles recovered a little bit, which will strengthen the squad going into Saturday’s game.”
Lincoln sit third in the league standings and four points behind leaders Skegness Reserves who have a game in hand.
Rawdon said: “Fair play to Lincoln, they’re having a really good season and are up there competing at the top end which is impressive given that last season they were at the bottom end in the relegation battle with ourselves, but we’ll go there confident we can get something.
"We are second from bottom but I do think it’s a bit of a false position, but it’s down to us to change that and for me to ultimately prove that what I’m saying is right.
"This season I’ve been more than happy with the majority of our results and the majority of our performances, with the exception of the game against Lincoln United at home.
"They beat us 2-0 in a scrappy game, but they were comfortable and ultimately deserved to beat us as we were really poor on the night and had no identity or energy.
"So I want us to go out and have a bit of a reaction from that because for me it’s a little bit about club pride as they’ll have thought we were a poor side after that game, so I want us to go there and put in a performance and hopefully get a result on the board.
"That would lead us nicely into the County Cup game at home to either Parson Drove or Long Bennington, which in turn would set us up nicely for the Christmas break and the second half of the season.
"We need to get points on the board now. Performances have been OK and results have been on the whole OK, plus we’re still in the League Cup and County Cup, so the season is very much still alive.”