The Cheetahs take the points.
The Plymouth Prow Park Gladiators suffered a 42-48 defeat in their opening BSN series fixture against the Oxford Cheetahs.
In a nip and tuck meeting, with the scores balanced at 39 all after heat 13, the Cheetahs took the spoils with heat advantages in the remaining two heats. Richie Worrall top scored for the Gladiators with 10 (paid 11) backed by Kyle Howarth with 10.
Plymouth Gladiators = 42
1. Kyle Howarth – 3, 2, 3, 2, 0 = 10
2. Dan Gilkes – 0, FX, 3, 1 = 4
3. Paul Starke – 1′, 0, 2, 2 = 5+1
4. Ben Barker – 2, 2, 1′, 2 = 7+1
5. Richie Worrall – 3, 3, 2, 1′, 1 = 10+1
6. Jake Turner – 2, 1, 1, 1′, F = 5+1
7. Ben Trigger – 0, 1, 0 = 1
Oxford Cheetahs = 48
1. Sam Masters – 1′, 3, 3, 3, 2′ = 12+2
2. Cameron Heeps – 2, 1, 2, 0 = 5
3. Scott Nicholls – 3, 2, 2, 3, 3 = 13
4. Jordan Jenkins – 0, 0, 0, 3 = 3
5. Lewis Kerr – 2, 3, 3, 0 = 8
6. Henry Atkins – 3, 1, 0, 1, 1 = 6
7. Luke Killeen – 1, R, 0 = 1
Heat Results
Heat 01: Howarth, Heeps, Masters, Gilkes 3-3 51.00
Heat 02: Atkins, Turner, Killeen, Trigger 2-4 (5-7) 51.72
Heat 03: Nicholls, Barker, Starke, Jenkins 3-3 (8-10) 52.44
Heat 04: Worrall, Kerr, Trigger, Killeen (R) 4-2 (12-12) 52.13
Heat 05: Masters, Barker, Heeps, Starke 2-4 (14-16) 50.94
Heat 06: Kerr, Howarth, Atkins, Gilkes (FX) 2-4 (16-20) 52.25
Heat 07: Worrall, Nicholls, Turner, Jenkins 4-2 (20-22) 52.60
Heat 08: Gilkes, Heeps, Turner, Killeen 4-2 (24-24) 55.88
Heat 09: Kerr, Starke, Barker, Atkins 3-3 (27-27) 55.07
Heat 10: Howarth, Nicholls, Gilkes, Jenkins 4-2 (31-29) 55.33
Heat 11: Masters, Worrall, Turner, Heeps 3-3 (34-32) 55.50
Heat 12: Nicholls, Starke, Atkins, Trigger 2-4 (36-36) 53.78
Heat 13: Masters, Howarth, Worrall, Kerr 3-3 (39-39) 52.16
Heat 14: Jenkins, Barker, Atkins, Turner (F) 2-4 (41-43) AWARDED
Heat 15: Nicholls, Masters, Worrall, Howarth 1-5 (42-48)
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