Chris Saltmer steers Pocklington Town 2nds to 1-0 home win
Pocklington Town 2nds earned a 1-0 home win against Watergate in the York Football League first division on Saturday afternoon.
Chris Saltmer scored the only goal of the game for the second string, who edged away from the bottom two thanks to the three-point haul.
Pocklington 3rds drew 2-2 at home to Beckwithshaw Reserves in the Reserve B Division, Chris Roper scoring both goals for the hosts.
Town’s first team host Scarborough Athletic Reserves on Saturday.
RUGBY UNION: There is no 1st XV game on Saturday but the Pilgrims are scheduled to be at home to Hullensians (2.15pm), with the Panthers due to go to Hull.
The England v Ireland international will also be on the big screen in the clubhouse (2.10) with beer discounts at the bar.
There is no rugby at Percy Road on Sunday as the rugby club becomes race HQ for Pocklington Runners Snake Lane 10.
The Snake Lane is one of Pocklington's biggest events; now in its 34th year it is another sell-out with over a thousand runners from across the north descending on the town for the 10-mile road race.
It starts from Garths End at 9am, heads out along The Mile to Bishop Wilton and returns to Pocklington via Bolton and Yapham Road to finish in the Market Place.