The Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes kept up their hunt for the 2024 MDL title with a 17-13 win over the Leicester Lion Cubs.
With the 10pm curfew the meeting was curtailed at heat 5 with the home side 4 ahead.
The Lion Cubs took the lead in heat 1 with the impressive 15 year old Jamie Etherington scorching to a win which he followed up with another in heat 2 before crashing out in heat 3 .
The Buffaloes battled away and levelled the scores in heat 3 before taking the lead in heat 4 with Jake Breeze getting the better of Harley Driscoll-Freeman after a four lap battle for third spot.
The duo then had another ding dong battle in heat 5 with the Lion Cub falling on the final bend trying to dive under Breeze. With Max Broadhurst winning ahead of Harley Rogers the 4-2 gave the home side victory.
The Lion Cubs missed Ben Phillips using rider replacement to cover his rides.
Birmingham SUPPORTERS CLUB Buffaloes 17 (Eli Meadows 3r 8, Max Broadhurst 2r 5, Jake Breeze 3r 3+1, Will Boraston 2r 1) Leicester Lion Cubs 13 (Jamie Etherington 3r 6, Harrison Rogers 3r 5, Harley Driscoll-Freeman 4r 2)
M W D L F A PTS BIRMINGHAM BUFFALOES 4 2 1 1 73 64 5 LEICESTER CUBS 4 1 1 2 62 74 3 BIRMINGHAM BULLS 2 1 0 1 37 34 2
