Redcar Bears v Berwick Bandits

BSN Series holders Redcar are on the brink of setting up a repeat of last season’s Final against Poole.

The Bears produced their best display of the season to record a massive 58-31 win over Berwick in the first leg of their semi-final at the ECCO Arena on Friday.

The home side were dominant with Nicolai Klindt top-scoring on 14 points whilst Jason Edwards picked up 12+1, and reserves Jody Scott (10+2) and Ace Pijper (8+1) outscored their opposite numbers by 20 points to three.

It means the Bandits face a huge comeback mission to recover a 27-point deficit when the second leg takes place later this month. Peter Kildemand led their scoring on Teesside with ten points.

BSN SERIES SEMI-FINAL, 1st leg
REDCAR 58: Nicolai Klindt 14, Jason Edwards 12+1, Jody Scott 10+2, Jake Allen 8+1, Ace Pijper 8+1, Jake Mulford 4, Simon Lambert 2
BERWICK 31: Peter Kildemand 10, Jye Etheridge 6, Victor Palovaara 6, Jordan Jenkins 3, Nick Morris 3, Jack Smith 2, Reid Battye 1

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Photo credit: COLIN POOLE