Jockeying for positioning in Div. 2 of the Vancouver Island Soccer League intensified on the weekend, and Comox Valley United was in the thick of things.
Second-place United hosted sixth-place Gordon Head Blazers at Valley View on Sunday and had to settle for a 1-1 tie. Clay Fauchon scored for United with Anthony Porco netting the visitors' goal.
While the one point for the tie helps, it would have been sweeter had it been a three-point win, as the first-place Saanich Fusion lost their first game of the year 1-0 to fourth-place Cowichan.
With third-place Westcastle whipping Prospect Lake 8-0, there is now a four-team race to gain promotion at the top of the table and a six-team race to avoid relegation at the other end.
As things stand, Saanich (12-1-2) leads Comox Valley (8-2-4) by 10 points while Westcastle (8-3-3) is one point back of United and Cowichan (7-5-3) is very much alive with 24 points.
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