Andy Peaks believes AFC Rushden & Diamonds are heading into their home clash with Bromsgrove Sporting tomorrow (Saturday) with a bit of momentum behind them.
Diamonds’ last four BetVictor Southern League Premier Central matches have all ended in 1-1 draws but they got back on the winning trail in midweek as they beat local rivals Corby Town 3-2 in the first round of the League Challenge Cup at Hayden Road.
And while Peaks, whose team sit in sixth place in the table with just one defeat to their name in nine outings, knows the league is of much greater importance, he believes the Challenge Cup win will have given his players a welcome boost ahead of a tricky test against newly-promoted Bromsgrove.
The Diamonds boss said: “The Challenge Cup is a nice distraction because it gives you that chance to mix things up and get people minutes. It’s better than training.
“Tomorrow is much more important, we know that. But we are going into it with a bit of momentum with that win behind us.
“We have played well in the last three or four games without winning any. I know there have been some good points on the road and one at home to a decent Royston team.
“But you want to be winning games of football and we did that on Tuesday night.
“It’s going to be another tough test this weekend. Bromsgrove are a good, established club and they had a great run to get promoted last season.
“They have had a few good results and a few not so good. They are probably still finding their feet a bit but they have a lot of good players and we know we will have to play well to beat them.”
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