Pickering Town's charge towards the Northern Counties East League division one title hits a hurdle at Hall Road Rangers tonight (kick off 7.45pm).

The Pikes have a healthy lead at the top of the table but Hall Road have their own promotion aspirations. "It's a big, big game. If we beat them they're probably out of the equation but if they beat us it's all up in the air," said Pikes boss Jimmy Reid.

James Brown is a doubt with a dead-leg but Joe Connor is available again.

Pickering Town: from Mitchell, Reid, Sturdy, Thornton, Connor, Morton, Wilgrass, Farthing, Wilson, Wood, O'Reilly, Wash, Gaughan, J Chapman, Brown.

* Nestl Rowntree's championship challenge in the West Yorkshire League takes in a vital trip to Aberford Albion tomorrow (ko 6.15pm)

Updated: 12:30 Tuesday, April 10, 2001