Pirates cement top spot

Strong finish helps league leaders to victory

Last updated: 5th July 2008

Pirates cement top spot

Pedersen: Top scored (fotospeeday.pl)

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Poole increased their lead at the top of the Sky Sports Elite League thanks to a 56-37 demolition of bottom-placed Coventry at the Brandon Stadium.

The Pirates capitalised on the fact the Bees were seriously under-strength for the encounter, with four of their regular top five out before the start.

The Bees only recorded four heat wins throughout the evening but it still took until the closing stages for the Pirates to put the issue beyond doubt.

They asserted by recording five 5-1 maximums in the last six races to pull away and claim a second victory over their opponents in the space of three days.

Skipper Bjarne Pedersen top scored for the visitors, wading in with 14 points on the night, while Swede Freddie Lindgren earned a 15+2 score tally for the Bees in a guest appearance.

Aces Hammered

Meanwhile, a sparkling performance by Jason Crump could not stop the Belle Vue Aces crashing to a 54-39 defeat to the Lakeside Hammers at the Arena-Essex Raceway.

The Australian, fresh from his success in the British Grand Prix, registered 20 points on the night - dropping just one point.

But Leigh Lanham and Lubos Tomicek recorded a 5-1 in heat eight to provide a platform for the Hammers to push on over the second half of the meeting.

Andreas Jonsson top-scored with 13 for the Hammers, who kept their home record intact for another week in their push to qualify for the play-offs.