Bears ready for Bandits battle
Redcar are set to continue their play-off charge when they entertain the Berwick Bandits tonight, (19:30 start). The Bandits will no doubt be looking for revenge for the 48-42 defeat inflicted at Sheilfield Park back in June.
After a rain-imposed two weeks off the Teesside outfit welcome 3 riders back from injury and isolation as Jordan Jenkins, James Sarjeant and Anders Rowe all make their returns. Redcar continue with rider replacement whilst the search continues for a replacement for Jordan Stewart. The injury curse seems to have switched to the Bandits after their clash with Glasgow. Jye Etheridge and Berwick track specialist Danny Gappamier have both been ruled out with whilst their influential rising star Leon Flint is in Latvia on GB duty. Despite the absences the Bandits still pose a legitimate threat to Redcar as they have former Bears Aaron Summers and Kasper Andersen in their ranks and young reserve Kyle Bickley is no stranger to the Media Prima Arena circuit. Berwick have called upon the services of the exciting Italian Paco Castagna who guests in place of Etheridge. With guest availability sparse, the Berwick promotion offer a one night only promotion to their own National League Bullet Greg Blair at number 2 leaving rider replacement to operate in place of Gappmaier at 3.
Redcar co-promoter Jamie Swales is in confident mood ahead of the Championship clash, “We should have enough in the tank to take on a depleted Berwick side, but we can’t be complacent at all, four of the Bandits have put a lot of laps in around the Media Prima Arena in Summers, Bickley and Blair will be dangerous to us. Kasper Anderson at reserve is their trump card and our reserve pair will need to bring their A game to contain him.”
Redcar “Agilia” Bears
1. Charles Wright (C) 9.26
2. James Sarjeant. 4.62
3. Jake Allen 7.13
4. Rider Replacement for Jordan Stewart
5. Michael Palm Toft 7.55
6. Anders Rowe 4.22
7. Jordan Jenkins 2*
TM Jade Mudgway
Berwick “FTS” Bandits
1 Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 6.95
2 Greg Blair (G) 3*
3 Rider Replacement for Danny Gappmaier
4 Paco Castagna (G) 6.54
5 Aaron Summers. (C) 6.67
6 Kasper Andersen 4.93
7 Kyle Bickley. 3.35
TM Gary Flint