The defeat means that the Aces have lost ground on with Blackburn
Eagles as the two teams chased the final play off place. The Eagles picked up a
hard fought 8-5 win over second place Widnes Wild on Sunday and remain 4 points to the good in 4th
place. Altrincham beat Coventry 6-2 on Sunday but are 4 points behind with just
4 games left to play.