They leapfrog Telford Tigers - who they beat 3-4 away on
Saturday night – and then beat freefalling Sheffield Spartans 10-1 at home on Sunday. The Stars are now 2 points ahead of the
Tigers but have played two games more.
Solihull Barons’ tenure of 3rd place looks a little
more shaky after they lost both their
games at the weekend. They lost 7-5 away at ever-improving Solway Sharks on
Saturday and then 8-4 away at second place Whitley Warriors on Sunday.
Warriors have now played the same number of games as league
leaders Blackburn Hawks – who did not have a league game at the weekend and are
3 points clear at the top with 4 games left to play.
The situation at the bottom of the Moralee Conference is
interesting with both Sheffield Spartans and Sutton Sting in a battle to avoid
the relegation play off. Sheffield Senators are already doomed to finish bottom
of the table and face automatic relegation but the team that finishes second bottom
will play off home and way against the team that finishes second in the Laidler
Conference.
Former league leaders Spartans currently occupy that berth. two points behind Sting and having played a game more. Both teams have double headers against Solway Sharks to come but Sutton also play Sheffield Senators in their last league of the season so may just have the easier run in.
