Its do or die for West Bowling when they meet Oulton Raiders at the Bankfoot Oval on Saturday.

Bowling, who are six points adrift from safety in the National Conference League Premier Division with just six games to go, must win to stand any chance of escaping the dreaded drop.

However, coach Richard Heseltine's men are clearly up for the challenge enjoying a rich vein of form that deserted them earlier in the campaign with two scintillating away performances at Castleford Panthers and Leigh East.

With free-scoring three-quarters Gavin Buckley and Mark Dunning back in the squad, West's will never have a better chance of upsetting the odds.

Bradford Dudley Hill travel to Thatto Heath intending to gain revenge for the 16-12 home defeat at the hands of their St Helens-based hosts.

Hill's head coach Paul Baxter lacks three key players in Tony Williams, Anthony Huby and Lewis Evans due to work commitments but Liam Brentley and Liam Jarvis return to boost the squad.

Baxter remains upbeat despite his charge's four- match losing run, saying: "Spirits were low after last week's narrow defeat but we have trained really well and we have to finish games off by playing the full 80 minutes."