Berwick Bandits are four points behind second-bottom Scunthorpe Scorpions after skidding to a 54-38 defeat at Peterborough Panthers.
Gary Havelock’s men have ten points from 16 fixtures with Peterborough on 15 but they have only raced 11 matches.
Nick Morris top scored or the visitors with 12 points and skipper Kevin Doolan collected nine.
Former Grand Prix racer Chris Harris totalled 12 points for the home side with Ulrich Ostergaard and Jack Holder both scoring 11 points.
Panthers got off to a filer and were 13-5 ahead after three races.
Then a 5-1 in Heat Six edged the scoreline on to 24-12 in favour of the home side who maintained their grip of the match until the final heat despite losing Simon Lambert with a wrist injury.
Lewis Bridger was again absent through injury and Bandits manager Gary Havelock conceded that Peterborough are a tough side to beat.
And he praised David Howe who scored six points despite racing through the pain barrier after his recent crash.
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