Bears go through in KO Cup!
A superb performance from the Redcar Agilia Bears saw them fall just short at Somerset on Wednesday night, losing 46-44. The Bears though were victorious on aggregate, comfortably defending their 17 point lead from the first leg to win 97-82.
Against a strong Somerset side, it was a great all round team performance from the Bears. A heat one 4-2, with Tom Bacon leading the way, was a great way to start the meeting and from that point on the Bears stuck with the Rebels all the way. Indeed, the Bears lead for large parts of the meeting and may well be disappointed to not win outright on the night.
Charles Wright again led the way on the night with 11 points against his former club, with Ben Barker also scoring an excellent 9+1. It was an all round performance though, with Nathan Greaves getting two big heat wins and Tom Bacon having a solid night with 6+1. The evergreen Chris Harris top scored for the home side with 14. The Bears will now go on to face the winner of the Glasgow v Sheffield tie in the next round!
Somerset Rebels = 46 (82)
1. Rory Schlein – 2, 3, 3, 1, 1* = 10+1
2. Todd Kurtz – 0, 2*, 3, 0 = 5+1
3. Valentin Grobauer – 0, 1*, 1*, 1 = 3+2
4. Nico Covatti – 2, 2, 2, 3 = 9
5. Chris Harris (C) – 3, 3, 3, 3, 2 = 14
6. Henry Atkins – 1*, 0, 1, 0, 1 = 3+1
7. Anders Rowe – 2, 0, 0 = 2
Redcar Bears = 44 (97)
1. Michael Palm-Toft – 1, 3, 2, 0 = 6
2. Tom Bacon – 3, 0, 2, 1* = 6+1
3. Ben Barker (C) – 3, 2, 2, 2*, 0 = 9+1
4. Jordan Stewart – 1, 1*, 1*, 2 = 5+2
5. Charles Wright – 2, 1, 3, 2, 3 = 11
6. Nathan Greaves – 3, FX, 0, 3 = 6
7. Jack Smith – 0, 1*, 0, 0 = 1+1