The Wightlink Warriors speedway team faced the Eastbourne Eagles in the first leg of their Knock Out Cup tie on Saturday, but things didn’t go according to plan.
This was always going to be a tough meeting for the Island side who battled on before going down 60-30.
Eastbourne were ruthless in their cup defence and whilst only holding a 4 point lead after 7 heats, they then powered away in an impressive all round team performance. They will travel to the Island on Thursday confident of progressing to Round 2 of the competition.
For the Warriors it turned out to be another tough night. 5 falls or exclusions did not help their cause. Ben Hopwood and Josh Bailey each had 2 heat wins but no other Warrior could find a win, so the Warriors face a Herculean task to progress in the competition when the teams meet for the second leg next Thursday.
Eastbourne Eagles 60 | 30 Wightlink Warriors
Eagles: Danny Ayres (guest) 12, Kelsey Dugard 8+1, Tom Brennan 13+1, Charley Powell 6+3, Georgie Wood 8+2, Charlie Brooks 4+1, Jason Edwards 9+2.
Warriors: Josh Bailey (guest) 9, Danno Verge 1, Scott Campos 3, Chris Widman 3+1, Ben Hopwood 9, Jamie Sealey 2+1, Adam Portwood 3.
