TIGERS fell short in their bid for more away success with a 54-39 defeat at Redcar.
The Sheffield Window Centre-backed side started the meeting in style with a new track record at the Teesside track from Ricky Ashworth – but their hopes of success slipped away throughout the meeting.
At 23-12 down skipper Andre Compton pulled off an impressive tactical ride to get the better of Ty Proctor and with Joel Parsons third Sheffield were briefly back at 25-20 thanks to the 7-2 race advantage.
The Bears opened up a 36-27 lead going into the break after Heat 10 - and this proved too much for Sheffield having already used the tactical option for double points.
Ben Wilson was introduced as a tactical substitute for the injured Lee Smethills in Heat 11 from a 15-metre handicap.
But Ashworth was excluded for causing Dan Giffard to crash and he was taken to hospital with a shoulder injury which caused a long delay.
Redcar continued to dominate in the latter stages and Tigers knew it wasn’t to be their night.
REDCAR: Gary Havelock 12+1, Arlo Bugeja 9+2, Ty Proctor 9+1, Josh Auty 8+1, James Grieves 8, Chris Kerr 7+1, Dan Giffard 1. SHEFFIELD: Ben Wilson 10, Andre Compton 9+1, Joel Parsons 8+1, Ricky Ashworth 5, Kyle Hughes 4+1, Paul Cooper 3+1, Lee Smethills R/R.
