STARS ON THE RISE

KING’S Lynn gave their play-off hopes a major boost with a 52-38 win at Oxford to move to within five points of the top four in the ROWE Motor Oil Premiership.

It was the Stars’ first away win of the season in the league although it came at the same venue where they had previously been successful in the KO Cup.

Danish star Niels-Kristian Iversen, who rode for Oxford 20 years ago, once again scored heavily at Cowley with 12+2 and was unbeaten after his opening ride, whilst last year’s Spires skipper Chris Harris scored 13 from five.

Harris effectively sealed the away win with a stunning move in Heat 13 to pass Erik Riss, who scored ten for the home side along with Rohan Tungate.

Stars manager Rob Lyon said: “We said at the start of the year that you target which teams you’re potentially going to be up against, and Oxford are one of those.

“We had to come here and get a result to give us any real consideration of making the top four, and the boys put on a great show.

“That’s five points from the week which is what we aimed for at the start of the week, and we move into Monday with hopefully a lot of confidence to keep this momentum going.”

Riss said: “As a team, we’re just not doing well enough in the home meetings. It was a different day, but the same story.

“We know we need to do better as a team for the supporters. We want to win at home for the fans, but it’s not happening.”

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