Jye Ethridge powered to 14 points as Berwick Bandits mugged Newcastle Diamonds 53-34 in the SGB Championship in the Borders.

Skipper Kevin Doolan and Austrian racer Dany Gappmaier (pictured) were next best with ten points each for the injury-hit side.

And debutant Tomas H Jonasson won his first ride and then went on to score nine points.
Steve Worrall was best for Newcastle with 13 points but former Edinburgh Monarchs rider Matthew Wethers was withdrawn after a heavy spill in Heat Ten.

Elsewhere, Glasgow’s chances of catching Leicester at the top of the Championship suffered a blow when they were well beaten at home to Scunthorpe Scorpions.

Tigers won a third of the races, with only Craig Cook and Claus Vissing, who took victory in heat 12, taking heat wins for the home team.

One positive was the improvement as the meeting went on of new boy Sam Jensen who beat Ben Barker in Heat 15 to score five points.

Boss Cami Brown said track conditions did not favour his side but insists they are still well in the hunt for the league title.

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