Invicta Dynamos host Milton Keynes Thunder at Planet Ice, Gillingham this Saturday in NIHL South Division 1

Invicta Dynamos pushed the leading sides close last weekend but their head coach won’t be taking the visit of bottom team MK Thunder lightly this Saturday.

Karl Lennon’s men lost 6-4 at Slough Jets on Saturday and were beaten 2-1 by reigning champions Streatham the following day, leaving the victors first and second respectively and the Mos fifth in the NIHL South Division 1 table.

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Following four successive defeats over the previous two weekends, Lennon knows his men need to start picking up the pace again.

He said: “Milton Keynes are a team at the base of the table at the moment, and we are gunning for the two points that we haven’t got in the last two weeks. We need to start putting some wins together and when better than Saturday coming up.

“I won’t take anything for granted. At the moment we need wins, that is the most important thing and I want to make sure everyone is firing on all cylinders as best they can.”

The Mos had nine players missing last weekend, including a couple on duty with the GB roller hockey squad. Others unavailable could also return, which would be a boost.

Among the injured players were Arran Strawson with a cracked rib, Regan O’Neil, out with an injured hip, and Josh Condren, suffering an elbow injury. Oliver Bronnimann is also in the treatment room.

The Mos will play just one game this weekend as the previously scheduled match away to MK Thunder this Sunday has been rescheduled for a date in March.

Reaching a milestone last weekend was the Mos captain Harrison Lillis, making it to three figures for points with the club.

While Lennon recognised the feat of making it into triple figures he was also keen to praise his captain for the way he helped get the