SCORPIONS ON THE CHARGE

SCUNTHORPE moved back into second place in the Cab Direct Championship with a powerful display to see off Plymouth 57-33.

The Gladiators held an early two-point advantage after five races but the Scorpions re-took the lead with a 5-1 in Heat 6 from skipper Josh Pickering and Connor Mountain, and they ended the meeting with a stunning run of eight successive heat advantages.

That included three 5-1s on the trot between Heats 12 and 14 as the home side piled on the pressure and ensured they comfortably secured the aggregate point.

Pickering scored 13 points with Luke Harrison (11) and Nathan Ablitt (10+1) also in double figures, whilst guest Tate Zishke (10+2) and Joe Thompson (10) accounted for the bulk of the Gladiators’ scoring.

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