The Morley Glass Leeds Knights face a huge weekend of action as they prepare for two must-win fixtures, welcoming the Romford Raiders to The Castle on Saturday before travelling to face the Hull Seahawks on Sunday.


The Knights head into the weekend off the back of another four-point weekend against the Bristol Pitbulls, extending their unbeaten run to eight games. Saturday's dramatic 5-4 overtime victory was followed by an emphatic 7-1 win on home ice, giving the team plenty of momentum heading into two crucial encounters.


Reflecting on the weekend, Balint Pakozdi admitted that while the performances were not perfect, taking maximum points was the priority.


“Performances were not the greatest, but the four points is four points, so happy with that. We needed that win.”


The Knights followed Saturday’s overtime win with a much-improved display on Sunday, putting seven past Bristol to round off a successful weekend. The forward felt the team recognised the need to respond with a strong performance.


“I think we just kind of needed a big performance after Saturday night so all the boys kind of just knew that they needed to step up and perform.”


The four-point weekend extends the Knights’ unbeaten run to eight games. Pakozdi said: “I think it's just finding ways to win and like on Saturday night, that's a big one. Just consistency, a bit of hard work and grinding.”


Attention now turns to Saturday's visit of the Romford Raiders, with the importance of the fixture clear to everyone in the Knights' camp.


“Both of these games are must-wins,” Pakozdi explained. “They're going to bring everything. They’re really high up on the Cup table, so they're going to want to get in the Cup [Semi-final]. So, yeah, I think everything is going to be thrown at us.”


Pakozdi is relishing the high-pressure nature of the weekend, and is expecting the home supporters to play their part on Saturday.


“Yeah, I love it and the crowd here is great every week so I think they're going to be up for it, like they always are. It's going to be nice and loud and it's going to be good.”


There will be little time to rest after Saturday's encounter, with the Knights making the trip to face the Hull Seahawks on Sunday.


“It's always tough going down there; it's a bit of a hostile environment,” he said. “I don't think they like us very much down there, but I think just find a way to win and just kind of keep the little things going, the consistency and the hard work.”


With two important results needed, Pakozdi is focused firmly on the collective goal of winning.


“Just as long as we win both games, I'm pretty happy. I'm just going to keep working hard and just wherever they need me, I'll be there.”