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ENGLAND, UK – Solway Sharks extended their lead at the top of Moralee D1 after recording an emphatic 12-2 victory at home to Blackburn Hawks.
Iain Bowie (above) and Scott Henderson both weighed in with hat-tricks as the Sharks completely outclassed the visitors to move three points clear of Whitley Warriors.
Ryan Johnson (2) topped the scoring for Sutton Sting as they ran out 6-1 winners on home ice against Nottingham Lions.
The Lions followed up with a 7-2 home defeat against Billingham Stars – Tomas Rubes bagged a hat-trick for the Teesside outfit.
Matt Maurice (4) and Callum Bowley (3) led the way for Solihull Barons as they retained their unbeaten record in the NIHL Midlands Cup with a 13-2 home win over Widnes Wild.
Blackburn failed to bounce back from their mauling at Solway as they crashed 5-2 at home to Sutton in the same competition.
Hull Jets are just a point off top spot in Laidler D2 following an impressive 9-1 victory at Deeside Dragons – Richard Haggar (2) led their scoring.
Sheffield Senators ended a two-game losing streak with a 5-4 overtime victory at home to Altrincham Aces – Truels Lone’s hat-trick goal was the decider.
The Aces regained the winning thread the following evening as they romped to an 11-0 home victory over Blackburn Hawks 2.
That result completed yet another dismal weekend for Blackburn’s teams as the D2 side crashed by the same scoreline at home to Deeside.
WEEKEND RESULTS
Moralee D1
Nottingham Lions 2-7 Billingham Stars
Solway Sharks 12-2 Blackburn Hawks
Sutton Sting 6-1 Nottingham Lions
Laidler D2
Altrincham Aces 11-0 Blackburn Hawks 2
Blackburn Hawks 2 0-11 Deeside Dragons
Deeside Dragons 1-9 Hull Jets
Sheffield Senators 5-4 Altrincham Aces (OT)
NIHL Midlands Cup
Blackburn Hawks 2-5 Sutton Sting
Solihull Barons 13-2 Widnes Wild
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