Esh Group Eagles Newcastle take the long road trip to Surrey today for this afternoon’s final BBL Championship clash of the regular season with the possibility of the runners-up spot in the table still alive, writes Jeff King. Newcastle need to win, and hope London Lions slip up at Cheshire Phoenix later in the day to…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle play Plymouth Raiders tonight in the last home BBL Championship game of the 2017-18 season, writes Jeff King. They will then close the regular season on Sunday down at Surrey. The Eagles are looking to win both these games and hope that results go in their favour to secure the runners-up…
Going in to Friday night’s game against Manchester Giants, the Esh Group Eagles Newcastle knew that not only would they again be without top scorer Jaysean Paige but, Jamal Williams had also picked up an injury in training and was also out, writes Jeff King. It made, potentially, what looked like a straight forward game…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle return to their home-court at Northumbria University Sport Central to face Manchester Giants tonight, writes Jeff King. The Eagles are looking for a win not necessarily to consolidate their play-off position but looking for a boost, consistency and to build some momentum going in to the final fortnight of the regular…
The Esh Group Eagles Newcastle are on the road again tonight for a tough match-up against Worcester Wolves, writes Jeff King. It’s just over a week ago that the Eagles bounced back to winning ways with a thrilling 86 – 83 home win against tonight’s opponents. That win was needed after three double-digit losses away…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle returned to home comfort on Tuesday night with a thrilling and important win over Worcester Wolves at Northumbria University Sport Central, writes Jeff King. Next up is another huge test tonight once again on their own court with the visit of fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks who defeated the Eagles the last…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle go in to tonight’s crucial BBL Championship match-up with Worcester Wolves, tip-off 7:30pm, on the back of a tough week where three road games saw three defeats, writes Jeff King. But as Assistant Coach Ian Macleod previewed tonight’s game he explained that the team was far from down on themselves and…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle face a tough BBL Championship clash at Surrey Scorchers this afternoon after their long journey south this morning, writes Jeff King. The Scorchers are on a red-hot run of home form having won six in a row on their own court. Indeed, they haven’t lost in Surrey this calendar year and…
On the face of it, tonight’s BBL Championship match-up for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle against bottom of the table Leeds Force has a look of inevitability about it, writes Jeff King. The Eagles have already thumped Force twice this season and the Yorkshire-based outfit’s 1 – 23 record leans towards a Newcastle clean sweep of…
