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09.05.08: Scorpions win another thriller |
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| The Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions defeated the Workington Comets 47-43 at the Eddie Wright Raceway on Friday night. The meeting was the latest in a long line of thrillers since the club moved into the Premier League and the match wasn’t won until the penultimate race. Leading the scoring was Magnus Karlsson with eleven points whilst Andrew Moore, Carl Wilkinson and Richard Hall were all paid for ten. |  |
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05.05.08: Scorpions see off Somerset |
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| The Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions defeated the Somerset Rebels, one of the league title favourites, 51-39 in the first Premier League meeting to take place at the Eddie Wright Raceway, on Sunday afternoon. Scorpions Captain Richard Hall led the way with fourteen points out of fifteen and the club’s two Swedes, Viktor Bergström and Magnus Karlsson also registered scores of ‘paid eleven’. | |
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05.05.08: Short-handed Saints tame Wildcats |
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| The Saints held onto their 100% record with a nail-biting 48-45 victory over the Weymouth Wildcats on Sunday afternoon. The team had to ride without Benji Compton, who was injured in the preceding Premier League meeting, but the remaining six riders dug deep to claim the win. Byron Bekker top score with 16 points. | |
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03.05.08: Scorpions hope for third time lucky |
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| The Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions suffered their second defeat in two nights on Saturday night, going down to the Redcar Bears, 55-35, after keeping the scores close for much of the meeting. However, whilst disappointed to let the match slip away the Scorpions know that Monday’s home match against Somerset at the Eddie Wright Raceway is their most important meeting of the weekend. | |
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03.05.08: Rebels with claws |
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| Full scorers: Somerset 63 – Jason Doyle 9+2 (4 rides), Jordan Frampton 8+2 (4), Emil Kramer 9+1 (4), Matthias Kröger 11+3 (5), Stephan Katt 14 (5), Simon Walker 6+3 (4), Brent Werner 6+2 (4) Scunthorpe 29 – Andrew Moore 0 (4 rides), Carl Wilkinson 8 (5), Magnus Karlsson 14 (5 rides, including a four-point tactical ride), Benji Compton 0 (4), Richard Hall 5 (4), Byron Bekker 0 (3), Viktor Bergström 2 (6). |
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