SGB Championship: Glasgow Tigers 57, Edinburgh Monarchs 34; Berwick Bandits 40, Ipswich Witches 50
Glasgow: Aaron Summers 10, Dan Bewley 13, Richard Lawson 14, Nike Lunna 0, Richie Worrall 13, Tom Perry 7, Jack Smith 0
Edinburgh: Sam Masters 4, Josh Pickering 2, Erik Riss 4, Max Clegg 0, Ricky Wells 8, Mark Riss 14, Mitchell Davey 2
Glasgow Tigers sensationally ended Edinburgh Monarchs five-match winning run despite 14 points from German racer Mark Riss.
Former Monarchs racer Dan Bewley, who moved along the M8 in the close season, came back to haunt the early Championship pace-setters with 13 points with Richard Lawson top scoring on 14 points.
The success-hungry West of Scotland combine were level at 12-12 after four races but they pulled away from their arch rivals thanks to 5-1 scorelines in the next three heats to lead 27-15.
And another 5-1 in Heat Ten effectively closed the door on the Armadale men.
Riss collected his big haul from seven races but the rest of his colleages misfired including skipper Sam Masters who scored a disappointing four points.
Meanwhile, Berwick Bandits nightmare start to the season continued with a seventh straight defeat.
This time it was Ipswich Witches who triumphed in the Borders, winning 50-40 with former Edinburgh Monarchs racer Rory Schlein top scoring with 15 points.
Lewis Bridger was best for Berwick with 12 points while new No 1 Nick Morris, a former Glasgow rider, scored seven and fellow debutants Lee Payne collected three and Jye Ethridge two points.
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