Bears battle to victory against Berwick!
Redcar Agilia Bears kept their superb form going, but were made to work hard for their 48-42 win by a resiliant Berwick side.
In front of a good sized crowd, it was the Bandits who started better. After a shared heat in heat1, the Bandits took the lead with a 5-1 in heat two. Garcia led from the taps, with Leon Flint going round both Bears on bend two for a comfortable heat advantage.
The Bears began to chip away at the lead, with Charles Wright getting the first of his night’s heat wins in heat 4 to take a 4-2 with Nathan Greaves. And a heat six 5-1 from Erik Riss and Kasper Andersen saw the Bears take the lead for the first time. At this point, many may have expected the Bears to pull away but the Bandits battled hard and kept the scores close. A 4-2 in heat 9 for Berwick saw them draw level, before the Bears returned the favour in heat 10 to take the lead again.
Further 4-2 advantages in heats 13 and 14 saw the Bears wrap up the points, with heat 13 seeing a superb batlle between Wright and Summers for two laps before the Bears skipper pulled clear. Heat 14 also saw two great battles, with Jordan Stewart seeing off Kevin Doolan and Nathan Greaves just getting the better of Leon Flint.
Heat 15 saw skipper Charles Wright complete his excellent 15 point maximum, but with Summers and Covatti coming home in second and third the Bandits took home a well deserved point. Erik Riss and Michael Palm Toft provided good support with 10 and 9 respectively. Summers top scored for the visitors with 11.
There is niot much rest for the Bears however, as they make the long trip down south to Eastbourne tomorrow night in Championship action!
Redcar Bears : 48
- Erik Riss — 3, 3, 3, 1, 0 = 10
- Kasper Andersen — 0, 2′, 3, 1 = 6+1
- Michael Palm Toft — 3, 2, 2, 2 = 9
- Jordan Stewart — 0, 1′, 0, 3 = 4+1
- Charles Wright — 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 Maximum
- Tom Woolley — 0, 0, 0 = 0
- Nathan Greaves — 1, 1, R, 1′, 1 = 4+1
Berwick Bandits : 42
- Aaron Summers — 2, 3, 2, 2, 2 = 11
- Dany Gappmaier — 1′, 0, 2, 1′ = 4+2
- Nico Covatti (G) — 1′, 2, 2, 3, 1′ = 9+2
- Kevin Doolan — 2, 1′, 0, 2 = 5+1
- Jye Etheridge — 2, 1, 1, 0 = 4
- Coty Garcia — 3, R, 3, 0 = 6
- Leon Flint — 2′, 0, 1′, 0 = 3+2