BATTERED TIGERS BATTLE FOR POINT

Saturday May 18, 2019
SHEFFIELD almost produced a remarkable away win with a gritty backs-to-the-wall display at Berwick.

The Tigers went down by just two points at Shielfield Park despite losing both Zaine Kennedy and Ty Proctor in the early stages of the clash.
In the end they forced a last heat decider but home No.1 Aaron Summers held off Danny King and Kyle Howarth to secure the win.
However it was a very impressive away point under the stewardship of stand-in team boss Stewart Dickson.
The Leicester supremo was drafted in with Simon Stead unavailable and Damian Bates called away to a family emergency.
Dickson said: “It was a remarkable result really. We lost Zaine in Heat 2 with concussion and then Ty took a heavy one in the next race.
“It then became apparent a few races later that Ty couldn’t take any further part because of an injured wrist.
“At that stage it looked like it was going to be a long night. But huge credit to all the boys, they never gave up.
“I felt if they could just keep to six or eight points down going into the last three heats, that there was a chance of a shock result.
“We also had other problems. I wanted to use Danny as the tactical substitute but he had a mechanical issue. So it was a very hard night but to come away with a point is a terrific result.”
The Tigers will need to make team changes for tomorrow’s clash at home to Berwick with Kennedy certainly ruled out and fitness concerns over Proctor.
Despite the early setbacks, Tigers stayed in the clash and trailed by just eight points at Heat 10. Sheffield needed a strong finish and they got one.
A terrific 5-1 maximum from the excellent Drew Kemp and Broc Nicol in Heat 14 got it back to just a two-point deficit with one heat to go.
However Summers kept his cool to win from King and Howarth to secure the home victory.
Tigers promoter Damian Bates said: “It was a great result and performance. We’d like to thank Stewart Dickson for standing in at short notice because of our family emergency.”
Berwick 46: Aaron Summers 13+1, Nikolaj Busk Jakobsen 10, Dany Gappmaier 9, Kevin Doolan 5, Jye Etheridge 3, Leon Flint 3, Coty Garcia 3.
Sheffield 44: Danny King 12, Broc Nicol 11+3, Drew Kemp 11, Kyle Howarth 7+2, Kasper Andersen 2+1, Ty Proctor 1+1, Zaine Kennedy 0.

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