Both Bridlington Town and Grantham Town will go into Saturday’s game at Queensgate off the back of a two-week break from match action due to frozen pitches calling both sides’ games off.
Last week the Seasiders were due to travel to Carlton Town, though that was postponed at 9:30am, whilst the Gingerbread’s home match against Dunston was also called off.
Only three games were able to go ahead in the Northern Premier League East Division, with Grimsby Borough picking up an excellent 3-0 victory over North Ferriby.
The other two games, Hebburn Town vs Cleethorpes Town and Stockton Town vs Liversedge, both ended in goalless draws.
With Grimsby Borough picking up three points, Bridlington Town dropped into 13th position, having earned 28 points thus far.
The Carlton postponement means it’s back-to-back home matches for the Seasiders, who were able to collect an impressive point against league-leaders Stockton Town, drawing 2-2 on Saturday 13th January thanks to an Ali Aydemir double.
Similarly, Grantham Town will be on their travels for the second match in a row, having also drawn 2-2 on 13th January, though away from home against Stocksbridge Park Steels.
It was a frantic end to the game, with Stocksbridge taking the lead in injury time before Grantham hit back with an even later equaliser through Curtis Morrison.
After narrowly avoiding relegation last campaign, Grantham have struggled against this season and are currently in the relegation zone. Only Winterton Rangers have recorded a lower points total than the Gingerbread’s 18, with four wins and six draws.
That being said, they haven’t lost their last two matches, as they beat Brighouse Town 3-1 before the Stocksbridge encounter, so it is important to respect the Lincolnshire side as they will be looking to make it three games unbeaten.
Many will see Bridlington Town’s game against Grantham Town back in October as the turning point for the Seasiders’ season.
They found themselves trailing 2-0 at the South Kesteven Sports Stadium with just 13 minutes to go, though three goals in the space of six minutes completely turned the game on its head, as Bridlington Town went on to win 3-2.
The incredible comeback appeared to transform Adrian Costello’s side, as there has been a significant improvement in both performances and results since then.
In terms of availability for Costello, left-back Will Sutton returned to the club from Winterton Rangers, having departed the club in the summer after playing nearly every minute last campaign.
His return is as a result of Jack Walters leaving the club to join North Ferriby. Jake Brown has also returned to Hull City due to the expiry of his one-month loan deal, in which he netted the opener against Winterton Rangers in his first start.
Defender Benn Lewis is also still struggling with an injury which has kept him out for the entirety of 2024 so far.
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