Highland League switch basement battle from Fort William to Lossiemouth due to state of Claggan Park
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LOSSIEMOUTH'S Highland League match against Fort William on Saturday has been switched to the Coasters' Grant Park.
The fixture was due to be played at Fort's Claggan Park, which is regularly waterlogged due to the wet Lochaber climate.
Only five of Fort William's 16 scheduled home league matches have been played so far due to the state of the pitch.
And with Fort having 15 games left to play in the next two months, they have agreed to give up home advantage on this occasion.
Saturday's match could have a bearing on who ends up with the Highland League wooden spoon this term.
League table P W D L F A Pts
Brora Rangers 24 22 0 2 90 12 66
Inverurie Locos 25 18 1 6 76 35 55
Rothes 22 16 2 4 51 22 50
Fraserburgh 20 15 4 1 67 20 49
Buckie Thistle 22 16 1 5 60 33 49
Formartine Utd 21 13 2 6 59 19 41
Nairn County 22 12 3 7 39 41 39
Forres Mechanics 25 11 4 10 62 47 37
Wick Academy 24 9 5 10 37 43 32
Deveronvale 26 9 4 13 41 53 31
Keith 25 9 4 12 46 61 31
Huntly 24 5 6 13 30 62 21
Strathspey Thistle 20 5 1 14 27 51 16
Clachnacuddin 25 4 4 17 27 57 16
Turriff United 26 4 3 19 31 83 15
Fort William 17 3 1 13 17 56 10
Lossiemouth 26 3 1 22 20 85 10
Fort won 2-1 at Turriff in their last outing two weeks ago to leapfrog off bottom spot above Lossie.
Lossiemouth haven't won since defeating Fort at Grant Park in the first league meeting between the sides in December.
A Highland League spokesperson said: "Given the current condition of Claggan Park and the weather forecast for the next 48 hours, it has been decided to switch the match to Grant Park, Lossiemouth."
