Redcar Bears 40 Ipswich Witches 50
Ipswich ‘Sackers’ Witches are top of the Premier League after beating the Redcar Bears for the second time in two days. With a final scoreline of 50-40 the Witches secured four important Premier league points.
Top witch was Rohan Tungate on 11+1 with the rest of the team all playing their part in this impressive win. Aaron Summers was top scorer for Redcar on 11 points.
The home side scored a 4-2 in heat one but that was to be their only heat advantage for quite some time. Ipswich scored a 5-1 in heat two and a 4-2 in heats three & four to take a six point lead. Four shared heats followed and then the Witches pulled further ahead with another 4-2 in heat nine.
The home team did recover two points in heat ten and then in heat thirteen they got right back into the meeting by scoring a 5-1 reducing the points gap to just two. However Ipswich were not to be denied the win and they finished the job off by scoring two consecutive 5-1s in the last two heats.
Redcar ‘Ecco Finishing’ Bears 40
Aaron Summers 11, Carl Wilkinson 10, Hugh Skidmore 9, Richard Lawson 7+1, Jan Graversen 3+1, Rafal Konopka 0, Luke Crang 0
Ipswich ‘Sackers’ Witches 50
Rohan Tungate 11+1, Ritchie Worrall 8, Cameron Heeps 8, Ritchie Hawkins 7+2, Adam Ellis 6+2, Morten Risager 6+1, Gino Manzares 4+2
Ipswich will now head for Brough Park on Sunday full of confidence to take on the Newcastle Diamonds.
After being held to a draw by them on Bank Holiday Monday recently the Witches will be aiming to bring maximum league points back from this encounter as well.
The Witches will field their usual 1-7 but Newcastle are missing both Lewis Rose and Chris Schramm through injury. Chris Mills has been booked to cover for Schramm and R/R will be used to cover for Rose.
Expected team lineups (not in riding order)
Newcastle ‘Sapphire Engineering’ Diamonds
Chris Mills(G), Dan Greenwood 3.00, Danny King 11.18, Lewis Kerr 6.26, Ludvig Lindgren 7.37, Stuart Robson © 7.58, Team manager: George English
Ipswich ‘Sackers’ Witches
Adam Ellis 4.51, Cameron Heeps 6.39, Gino Manzares 5.00, Morten Risager 6.64, Richie Worrall 8.43, Ritchie Hawkins © 4.57, Rohan Tungate 6.81, Team manager: Chris Louis
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