Bears fall to defeat at Leicester
Redcar Agilia Bears Championship Shield campaign started with a defeat away to Leicester on Saturday night, with the home side running out 57-33 winners.
It was a tough night for the Bears, but started brightly enough in heat 1 with Tom Bacon taking the victory over home number 1 and ex-GP star Scott Nicholls. The Lions soon took control though, with big 5-1s in heats two and three and they never looked back from there. On a difficult night for the Bears, Charles Wright was the only other heat winner on his way to another excellent 13 point haul, with Tom Bacon supporting well with 6.
Leicester Lions = 57
1. Scott Nicholls – 2, 3, 3, 2′, 1 = 11+1
2. Ellis Perks – 1′, 1, 3, 2′ = 7+2
3. Josh Bates – 2′, 3, 2, 1, 3 = 11+1
4. Ryan Douglas – 3, F = 3 Withdrawn
5. Richie Worrall – 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 FULL MAXIMUM
6. Jack Thomas – 3, 0, F, M, R = 3
7. Connor Mountain – 2′, 1, 2′, 2′, 0 = 7+3
Redcar Bears = 33
1. Michael Palm Toft – R, 1′, R, T = 1+1
2. Tom Bacon – 3, 2, 1, T = 6
3. Ben Barker – 0, 2, 1, 2′, 0 = 5+1
4. Jordan Stewart – 1, 1′, F, 2 = 4+1
5. Charles Wright – 2, 2, 3, 3, 1, 2 = 13
6. Nathan Greaves – 1, 0, 1, 1, 0 = 3
7. Jack Smith – R, 0, 0, 1′ = 1+1
The Bears have an immediate chance to put the defeat behind them though, as they travel to Newcastle tonight in the second leg of the Tyne Tees Trophy. The Bears are defending a 12 point lead from the first leg, but there is one change for the Bears with Leon Flint guesting in place of Jack Smith who is attending a family funeral. Newcastle remain unchanged. We hope to see as many of you down there as possible to support the Bears, with tapes up at 6:30pm.
Redcar Bears: Michael Palm Toft, Tom Bacon, Ben Barker (captain), Jordan Stewart, Charles Wright, Nathan Greaves, Leon Flint
Newcastle Diamonds: Steve Worrall (captain), Simon Lambert, Lasse Bjerre, Matthew Wethers, Thomas Jorgensen, Danny Phillips, Max Clegg