Soho Wealth SBC GotW Preview: Boroughmuir Blaze v St Mirren
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Boroughmuir Blaze v St Mirren
Soho Wealth SBC Senior Men
Friday 11th October
Crags Edinburgh
Intro
Game of the Week returns to the Soho Wealth Senior Men’s Division as Boroughmuir Blaze welcome St Mirren to the Crags on Friday night.
St Mirren currently sit 3rd in the division behind unbeaten Fury and Reign, whilst Blaze will hope last week’s Scottish Cup victory over Fury will help to kick start their league campaign.
The teams
Boroughmuir Blaze come into the game on a high after last weekend’s 81-78 win over Sony Centre Fury, where they knocked the Scottish Cup hosts out in the Round of 16. Domestically, Blaze have started 0-2 as their opening day loss to defending Champions Dunfermline Reign was followed up by a 79-62 defeat to Fury.
St Mirren overcame their opening night defeat to Fury with consecutive wins against City of Edinburgh and Edinburgh Lions respectively. The Paisley-based side sit just one point off the pace at the top of the table, whilst also picking up a big 116-43 win over Heriot Watt University in last weekend’s Cup fixture.
From the Coaches
Blaze Head Coach, Simon Turner, is fully aware of the threat St Mirren poses but expects a fun game:
St Mirren’s Matt Giroux is looking forward to getting back on the road after three weeks at home:
“After three consecutive home matches the team are ready for a big challenge in Edinburgh against a Boroughmuir side that will surely be on a high after a big win in the Cup against Falkirk. I am also expecting that Simon Turner will, as ever, have his team well prepared for our visit. We continue to work to gel our new additions with existing talent for maximum effect. I am confident that our guys are playing for each other and developing a strong team chemistry that is evident in training. We will be heading east ready for a fight and determined to come away with a win.”
Stay up to date
The Crags in Edinburgh is the venue for Friday night’s clash, with supporters welcome to come along and enjoy the game.
The game will also be covered live via basketballscotland’s social channels – follow along on Twitter via @basketballscot!