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THEY have sailed past Barataria, Presentation and St Augustine. Now San Juan Senior Comprehensive will try not to have the wind knocked out of their sails when they face champions ElDorado.

The clash of the top two sides in the East/Central Zone this afternoon will again be one of the feature attractions in the fourth round of Championship Division matches in the Secondary Schools Football League.

San Juan have been one of the surprise teams so far this season. Their 2-0 home victory over the “Green Machine”, St Augustine Senior Secondary on Wednesday, confirmed their promise. But this afternoon on the road at the home of back-to-back zonal champs El Dorado Senior Comprehensive, currently in second place, the Bourg Mulatresse boys will receive their ultimate test.

Should San Juan lose, Arima Senior Comprehensive, joint second on seven points with ElDo, could gain a share of the lead if they beat Presentation College Chaguanas who have one point from their opening three matches.

In the other games in the zone, Toco Composite host St Augustine and Barataria Secondary travel to Carapichaima Senior Comprehensive.

Down south, double defending national champs Naparima College are the ones with the full points after three games. But the St Benedict’s College boys are filling the nets.

With only three games gone, Benedict’s have already scored 15 goals and lie second on seven points.

Impressively, they hit eight past Mayaro Composite in midweek, even without the suspended Nkosi Blackman, scorer of two hattricks in the first two matches. This afternoon, the La Romaine unit play new team Vessigny Government in another match that promises to keep the scorers busy.

Vessigny, after two scoreless matches, hit five against Moruga Composite on Wednesday.

Naps, proceeding much as they did last season, will be seeking another three points today when they play at Pleasantville Senior Comprehensive.

Princes Town Senior Comprehensive, with one point so far, will be seeking to get going with three points at home against Mayaro. In the other game, Presentation College host Moruga.

Up north, an open competition sees current leaders, unbeaten St Mary’s College coming up against the side they have replaced, Malick Secondary.

St Mary’s, with their 3-2 midweek win over Queen’s Royal College, lead Malick by one point. But any result is possible this afternoon at CIC ground. Malick have already been victims of unpredictable play, upset 2-0 by the previously winless Tranquillity Secondary on Wednesday.

Today, Tranquil play Mucurapo Senior Comprehensive at QRC ground, zonal champions St Anthony’s College, fresh from their 5-1 whipping of Success Laventille Composite, host Trinity College and Success play QRC at PSA ground.

In Tobago, champs Signal Hill Senior Comprehensive return to action at home against Bishop’s High School and Elizabeth’s College play Roxborough Composite at Bon Accord.

All matches begin at 4 p.m.

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