King’s Lynn Stars v Wolverhampton Wolves

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KING’S LYNN warmed up for the League Cup Final with their best result of the season as they hammered Wolverhampton 63-27 at the Adrian Flux Arena.

The Tigers have agreed dates with Sheffield for the Cup Final, which will take place at Owlerton next Thursday with the second leg in Norfolk on Monday October 3.

Richie Worrall scored a paid maximum (12+3) for the Stars in their big home victory over the play-off qualifiers, whilst reserve Frederik Jakobsen roared to 16+1 from six rides and Nicolai Klindt (12) won his first four before missing out in Heat 15.

Wolves endured a night to forget with Nick Morris top-scoring on six, and they now turn their attentions to Monday’s play-off semi-final against Sheffield.

Stars boss Alex Brady said: “I couldn’t have asked for any more, we were excellent from Heat 1 and maintained it, something that has been a bit of a problem for us throughout the season.

“We have started meetings well before being a bit indifferent in the middle and then going well towards the end, this time we carried the momentum all the way through and it was really pleasing to see.

“I was a bit gutted that Nicolai missed out on his maximum but it was a really good night which stands us in good stead for next week.”

Wolves star Luke Becker said: “When you get beat by that much it’s definitely hard to take but that’s something we’ve got to deal with and move on from pretty quickly.

“We’re going to be doing everything we can to turn this around but the most important meetings are yet to come.”

KING’S LYNN 63: Frederik Jakobsen 16+1, Richie Worrall 12+3, Nicolai Klindt 12, Josh Pickering 9+1, Richard Lawson 6+2, Thomas Jorgensen 6, Ryan Kinsley 2.
WOLVERHAMPTON 27: Nick Morris 6, Luke Becker 5+2, Sam Masters 5, Steve Worrall 5, Ryan Douglas 4, Leon Flint 2+1, Drew Kemp 0.

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