Gladiators slip to defeat against Cheetahs

The Plymouth Gladiators slipped to a 41-48 defeat in their BSN Series (Southern) clash against The Oxford Cheetahs.

In front of a big opening night crowd, the Gladiators had built an 8 point lead by heat 7, but the Cheetahs clawed their way back into the meeting, delivering heat advantages in the 8th and 10, before taking the lead by a point following a maximum heat advantage in heat 11.

Despite shared points in heats 12 and 14, the Cheetahs, led by skipper Sam Masters with full maximum, took victory on the night with a further 1-5 in the 13th and a 2-4 in the nominated heat 15.

Reserve Lasse Fredriksen, making his debut for The Gladiators, top scored for the home team with 12, backed by Joe Thompson and Ben Barker with 7 points each.

Scores

Plymouth Gladiators : 41

1. Nicolai Klindt – 2, 3, 0, 1 = 6

2. Alfie Bowtell – 1′, 1, 2, 2 = 6+1

3. Mitchell Cluff – 2′, 0, 0, Fx = 2+1

4. Joe Thompson – 3, 1, 3, 0 = 7

5. Ben Barker – 3, 3, 1, 0, 0 = 7

6. Lasse Fredriksen – 3, 1, 0, 3, 3, 2 = 12

7. Ben Trigger – 0, 1, 0 = 1

Oxford Cheetahs : 48

1. Sam Masters – 3, 3, 3, 3, 3 = 15 Maximum

2. Jonas Knudsen – 0, 2′, 3, 2′ = 7+2

3. Jordan Jenkins – Fx, 2, 1, 2 = 5

4. Dan Gilkes – Fx, 0, 3, 2 = 5

5. Cameron Heeps – 2, 2, 1′, 2′, 1 = 8+2

6. Mitch McDiarmid – 2, 0, 2, 1′, 1′ = 6+2

7. Luke Killeen – 1′, 0, 1 = 2+1

Heat Results

Plymouth on gates 1&3.

Heat 01: Masters, Klindt, Bowtell, Knudsen 3-3 (3-3) 52.23

Heat 02: Fredriksen, McDiarmid, Killeen, Trigger 3-3 (6-6) 53.80

Heat 03: Thompson, Cluff, Jenkins (Fx), Gilkes (Fx) 5-0 (11-6) 54.79

Heat 04: Barker, Heeps, Trigger, Killeen 4-2 (15-8) 52.82

Heat 05: Masters, Knudsen, Thompson, Cluff 1-5 (16-13) 53.09

Heat 06: Klindt, Heeps, Bowtell, McDiarmid 4-2 (20-15) 52.54

Heat 07: Barker, Jenkins, Fredriksen, Gilkes 4-2 (24-17) 53.39

Heat 08: Knudsen, Bowtell, Killeen, Trigger 2-4 (26-21) 57.69

Heat 09: Thompson, McDiarmid, Heeps, Cluff 3-3 (29-24) 53.52

Heat 10: Gilkes, Bowtell, Jenkins, Klindt 2-4 (31-28) 53.23

Heat 11: Masters, Knudsen, Barker, Fredriksen 1-5 (32-33) 53.61

Heat 12: Fredriksen, Jenkins, McDiarmid, Cluff (Fx) 3-3 (35-36) 53.39

Heat 13: Masters, Heeps, Klindt, Barker 1-5 (36-41) 53.55

Heat 14: Fredriksen, Gilkes, McDiarmid, Thompson 3-3 (39-44) 53.99

Heat 15: Masters, Fredriksen, Heeps, Barker 2-4 (41-48) 53.48

Courtesy of Speedway Updates

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