Plymouth Gladiators v Oxford Cheetahs

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PLYMOUTH moved to the top of the Southern section of the BSN Series with a hard-fought 49-41 home win over Oxford.

The Gladiators took match and aggregate points against the Cheetahs as their solid side came up trumps once again at the Coliseuem.

Kyle Newman scored 14+1 from six rides in a strong display with Ben Barker adding ten and Dan Thompson 9+2, with the result secured by a 5-1 in Heat 14 from Newman and Joe Thompson.

Scott Nicholls led the way for the Cheetahs with 13+1 and Sam Masters scored 10+1, but their hopes of topping the group now rest with salvaging an unlikely aggregate point against Poole on Wednesday.

Oxford manager Peter Schroeck said: “We did have one or two little pieces of bad luck, for example one race [Heat 8] got stopped when we were on a 5-1 and Plymouth took a 5-1 in the re-run. It’s small moments that can shift the momentum on the night.

“The boys got stuck in, but one or two of them were struggling tonight – it’s not the easiest place to come.

“But I prefer to take the positives from the night, and it just makes us all the more determined to do well in both the league and the Cup.”

BSN SERIES
PLYMOUTH 49: Kyle Newman 14+1, Ben Barker 10, Dan Thompson 9+2, Joe Thompson 6, Jacob Hook 5+2, Alfie Bowtell 5, Nico Covatti r/r.
OXFORD 41: Scott Nicholls 13+1, Sam Masters 10+1, Cameron Heeps 7+1, Jordan Jenkins 6, Luke Killeen 5+1, Henry Atkins 0, Ashton Boughen 0.

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