Scorpions look to defy odds against league leaders

HENDERSON INSURANCE Scunthorpe Scorpions will be seeking to upset the odds, when they entertain unbeaten SGB Championship leaders Edinburgh Monarchs at the Eddie Wright Raceway later today (Sunday, 5.30pm).

Scorpions took a superb 48-42 triumph at Berwick last night which moved then up to sixth in the SGB Championship table. But victory was achieved at a cost, when Lewis Kerr sustained mild concussion, after being bustled out of the way by Lewis Bridger in Heat 13.

Kerr is ruled out of action for seven days (starting yesterday), joining Fritz Wallner (broken hand) and Josh Auty (whiplash) on the sidelines.

Scorpions bring in Dimitri Berge and Richard Hall as guests against the Monarchs, and will use rider replacement for Kerr.

Scunthorpe promoter Rob Godfrey says: “Our riders showed great spirit to win at Berwick last night, and we’ll be doing our upmost to upset the applecart against Edinburgh this evening.

“The quality of racing for the first three meetings at the Eddie Wright Raceway has been excellent, with hard-fought meetings. We may have won only one of those meetings, but no-one has taken the points from here without a battle.

“We’re still the only team to have defeated Glasgow in the league. Edinburgh will fancy their chances, but we’d love to become the first team to beat them in 2017. I think it’s going to be another great meeting at the EWR.”

Admission prices for today:

Adult: £15.00
Student/OAP: £13.00
Child (10 – 17): £5.00
Child (0 – 9) Free (accompanied by paying adult)
Family Ticket £35 (2 adults, 2 Children 10-17)
Match Programme: £1.00

Expected teams for today:

Henderson Insurance Scunthorpe Scorpions: 1. Ryan Douglas, 2. Carl Wilkinson, 3. Rider replacement for Lewis Kerr, 4. Michael Palm Toft, 5. Dimitri Berge (guest), 6. Richard Hall (guest), 7. Josh Bailey.

Edinburgh Monarchs: 1. Sam Masters, 2. Josh Pickering, 3. Erik Riss, 4. Max Clegg, 5. Ricky Wells, 6. Mark Riss, 7. Mitchell Davey.