Gladiators take a point at The Monarchs
Hans Andersen and Michael Palm Toft returned to action to help The Gladiators take a deserved Championship point away at The Edinburgh Monarchs.
In their charge for a Play-Off place, guest Leon Flint, in for the missing Ben Barker, top scored with 13 (paid 15) backed by Andersen with 11, Palm Toft with 9 and reserve Ben Morley with 8 (+1) as The Gladiators fought back from early Monarchs dominance, to force a last heat decider, with the score balanced at 43-41.
Edinburgh Monarchs = 48
1. Richard Lawson (G) – 3, 2, 2, 2, 3 = 12
2. Lasse Fredriksen – 2′, 1′, FX, 1′ = 4+3
3. Kye Thomson – R, 3, 3, 3, 2′ = 11+1
4. Paco Castagna – 1, 1, 1, 2 = 5
5. Josh Pickering – 3, 2, 3, 0 = 8
6. James Sarjeant – 3, F, 0, 0 = 3
7. Jacob Hook – 1, 1, 3, 0 = 5
Plymouth Gladiators = 42
1. Leon Flint (G) – 1, 2′, 2, 3, 1′, 3, 1 = 13+2
2. Tom Woolley (G) – 0, 0, 1′ = 1+1
3. Ben Barker R/R – (LF – 2′, HA – 3, MPT – 2, = 7+1)
4. Michael Palm Toft – 3, 1, R, 2, 3 = 9
5. Hans Andersen – 2, 3, 2, 3, 1, R = 11
6. Ben Morley – 2, R, 2, 2, 1′, 1 = 8+1
7. Harry McGurk – 0, 0, FX = 0
Heat Results
Heat 01: Lawson, Fredriksen, Flint, Woolley 5-1
Heat 02: Sarjeant, Morley, Hook, McGurk 4-2 (9-3)
Heat 03: Palm Toft, Flint, Castagna, Thomson (R) 1-5 (10-8)
Heat 04: Pickering, Andersen, Hook, Morley (R) 4-2 (14-10)
Heat 05: Thomson, Flint, Castagna, Woolley 4-2 (18-12)
Heat 06: Andersen, Lawson, Fredriksen, McGurk 3-3 (21-15)
Heat 07: Flint, Pickering, Palm Toft, Sarjeant (F) 2-4 (23-19)
Heat 08: Hook, Morley, Woolley, Fredriksen (FX) 3-3 (26-22)
Heat 09: Thomson, Andersen, Castagna, McGurk (FX) 4-2 (30-24)
Heat 10: Andersen, Lawson, Fredriksen, Palm Toft (R) 3-3 (33-27)
Heat 11: Pickering, Morley, Flint, Sarjeant 3-3 (36-30)
Heat 12: Thomson, Palm Toft, Morley, Hook 3-3 (39-33)
Heat 13: Flint, Lawson, Andersen, Pickering 2-4 (41-37)
Heat 14: Palm Toft, Castagna, Morley, Sarjeant 2-4 (43-41)
Heat 15: Lawson, Thomson, Flint, Andersen (R) 5-1 (48-42)
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