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Loughborough Lightning will look to get their play-off campaign back on track when they face Celtic Dragons on Monday night, live on Sky Sports. Vitality Superleague table P Pts 1. Manchester Thunder 9 24 2. Hertfordshire Mavericks 8 21 3. Surrey Storm 9 18 4. Team Bath 9 18 5. Loughborough Lightning 8 12 6. Celtic Dragons 9 6 7. Team Northumbria 9 6 8. Yorkshire Jets 9 0 Karen Atkinsons Lightning currently sit in fifth place in the Vitality Superleague and are six points adrift of the top four, so victory on Monday will put them hot on the heels of Surrey Storm and Team Bath - who they both have to play in their final five games.However, Loughborough will have to overcome some problems on their travels, having lost each of their three away games since victory on Super Saturday in Birmingham. Inconsistency has plagued the Lightnings season - they bounced back from back-to-back defeats to beat Yorkshire Jets last time out and a win in front of the Sky cameras will give them their first successive victories of the season. Corben targets Dragons wins We speak to Kadeen Corbin ahead of Mondays Sky Live encounter With Hertfordshire Mavericks and Manchester Thunder, as well as Surrey and Bath, all still to play, Lightnings destiny is very much in their own hands as they look to clinch a place in the top four having missed out last season.While Lightning have not played since their 52-39 victory over the Yorkshire Jets over a week ago, the Dragons come into the clash buoyed by an impressive showing in defeat to league leaders Manchester Thunder on Saturday.The Dragons lost out by just three points and will be looking to continue their recent improvement which saw them record back-to-back victories against Yorkshire Jets and Team Northumbria after starting the season with six successive defeats. Celtic Dragons are chasing a third win of the season A heavy loss to Hertfordshire followed in Round Eight but a spirited showing against the leaders sets them up for Mondays clash.The pair have already met once this season - Loughborough coming out on top with a 58-53 success - and the signs are that it will be another close contest at the Sport Wales National Centre in Cardiff.You can follow all the action on Sky Sports 1 from 7:30pm on Monday night. Also See: Kadeen Corbin exclusive interview Vitality Superleague fixtures Table Live on Sky Jordan 7 Retro Cheap . Four years after winning gold on home ice in Vancouver, the Canadians will get a chance to make it two in a row Sunday against Sweden after beating the United States 1-0 in the Olympic semifinals Friday at Bolshoy Ice Dome. Cheap Jordan 7 Free Shipping . - Maxence Parrot of Bromont, Que. http://www.cheapairjordan7.com/. 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