COMETS HEAD UP TO SECOND

WORKINGTON moved back into second place in the Cab Direct Championship with a 51-39 home win over Scunthorpe.

Australian youngster Tate Zischke broke the track record at the GT Tyres Arena in Heat 1, and he was one of four double-figure scorers for the Comets.

Troy Batchelor led the way with 12+2 whilst Craig Cook (10+1), Zischke and Antti Vuolas both scored ten.

Kyle Howarth top-scored for the Scorpions with 10+1 as their weekend double of away matches saw them unable to add to their league total – but they remain in the top four.

Scunthorpe boss David Howe said: “Our away form still isn’t quite there. I’m not sure what it is. We’ve got quite a break now from away matches, so hopefully we can get some momentum going away from the home meetings and then take that away.

“It’s the end of a disappointing weekend away from home and we do need to start to improve our away performances. We know we’re strong at home, but we’re giving ourselves some hard work for some of the aggregate points and those are always important.”

OFFICIAL REFEREE SCORECARD
Available here

Photo credit: DAVE PAYNE