Witches clinch play-off spot

Swiderski's perfect performance helps Ipswich clinch away win

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Witches clinch play-off spot

Swiderski - Maximum haul
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Ipswich made sure of a place in the Elite League play-offs with an impressive 52-40 win at rock-bottom Wolverhampton on Monday night.

Piotr Swiderski managed a perfect night for the Witches, winning the first and last races on his way to picking up a maximum haul of 15 points.

Rory Schlein managed three heat wins for the visitors, who were without the injured Toby Kroner, to finish with 13 points.

It was the Australian, on-loan from rivals Coventry for the rest of the campaign, who took heat six to put Ipswich into a lead that they would never surrender.

Struggling Wolves

Up until then the struggling Wolves had stayed in touch thanks in no small measure to the efforts of debutants Ludvig Lindgren and Morten Risager.

However, from being level at 15-15 after heat five the hosts never managed to get back on level terms, despite a tactical ride by Fredik Lindgren.

He picked up four points for finishing second in heat 12 to close the gap to four points, only for Ipswich to reply with a 4-2 result in the next race.

A 5-1 scoreline in the penultimate race sealed the win for the Witches, who saw Swiderski complete a perfect night by crossing the line first in the last heat.

Panthers pounce

Peterborough moved out of the relegation play-off zone as they leapfrogged Coventry following a 51-42 victory over The Bees at the East of England Showground.

The Panthers produced an excellent team display with all six of their side showing well - indeed they only had three last places from the 15 heats.

Ryan Sullivan (10+2) and Kenneth Bjerre (10) both claimed double figures for the home side whilst Daniel King (9+1) and reserves Karol Zabik (8+3) and Claus Vissing (8+1) also had fine evenings.

Coventry now find themselves in the bottom two alongside Wolverhampton after a poor display.

Hans Andersen scored well (16+1) on his return to Peterborough and Chris Harris (13) also played his part - but there was little else on show for the Midlands outfit.

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