Borders derby lined up this weekend in East of Scotland Football League’s Conference B
Hawick Royal Albert United will host Peebles Rovers at 2.30pm on Saturday, November 7.
Hawick currently sit in seventh place in the 15-team conference with four points after four games.
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Hide AdThat’s the same tally as eighth-placed Rovers but the Peebles side have played one more game.
Hawick lost 5-3 to Stirling University last Saturday, and Peebles were also unlucky on their travels, going down 2-1 to Burntisland Shipyard up in Fife.
The Borders’ other side in the conference, Eyemouth United, have a trip to Preston Athletic lined up next Tuesday at 7.30pm.
Hawick’s scorers on Saturday were Lewis Swaney, Macauley Steele and Greg Ford.
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Hide AdPeebles Rovers’ scorer at the weekend was Harry McGill on seven minutes, though the Fife side equalised two minutes later then took a winning lead with a penalty two minutes from the end of normal time, almost half an hour after the visitors’ Gary Tickle was sent off for a second yellow card.
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