IF Hull Seahawks’ form book stays true to type, Matty Davies’s team should be celebrating a win at Basingstoke Bison tonight.

Aside from losing their opening four games - one of which came in overtime - the Seahawks have managed to post a winning response to any subsequent losses.

The big problem - one which sees them sat seventh in the NIHL National standings and 13 points adrift of leaders Swindon Wildcats - is their inability so far to string a meaningful run of wins together.

Their best winning sequence amounts to just three games in mid-to-late October and Davies is fully aware his team need to be putting longer winning streaks together if they are to stand any chance of reining in the top teams.

Encouragingly, Davies is optimistic about his team producing a positive response to last week’s 8-6 home defeat against Bristol Pitbulls - a result which left Davies blasting his team’s performance as their “worst of the season.”

His stance may have softened slightly on his initial, post-match reaction, while the fact his team have not suffered back-to-back defeats since October 4 offers further hope ahead of today’s long trip to Hampshire.

“Without tempting fate - apart from the start of the season - we have since had a positive response whenever we have had a bad night,” said Davies, who says import forward Jordan Stallard is unlikely to return to face either either Basingstoke or Peterborough Phantoms, tomorrow’s visitors to Hull Ice Arena (5.30pm).

“We did it last week against Solway - away - which is a tough place for anybody to play, so that was a big win.

SIDELINED: Hull Seahawks import forward, Jordan Stallard. Picture: Vince Cowell/Seahawks Media.

placeholder image — SIDELINED: Hull Seahawks import forward, Jordan Stallard. Picture: Vince Cowell/Seahawks Media.

“We’ve given ourselves a bit to do and we need to try and find a way of somehow putting a decent winning run together, we’ve not really had one of them this season.

“You’ve got the top three of Swindon, Leeds and Sheffield and they are winning consistently, but then there is the chasing pack of five teams and I don’t think any of us have put together a decent run yet.

“I don’t think Sheffield are out of reach at all and so I think that if we were to win quite a few in a row it would leave us in a decent spot - it’s a big opportunity for us.”

Second-placed Leeds face a one-game weekend, hosting Solway tomorrow night (4.15pm).