Edinburgh Monarchs Fight Back After Berwick Loss

Edinburgh Monarchs took a brutal hit in the BSN series,

dropping a 57-33 decision to Berwick Bandits on Saturday

that sealed a narrow aggregate loss for the bonus point at 87-93.

Kai Thompson carried the load with 16 points from four wins,

keeping them in the fight single-handedly.

Manager Alex Hark has called it a real lead-down,

saying Bearwick's track demand sharp starts at the first and second bends.

He noted they could only count on one rider all night,

and even Thompson faded late after grinding through seven tough rides.

No real backup stepped up to match the bandit's depth.

Fans and team felt the sting from Dan Thompson's absence

with rider replacement rides scraping just three points total.

They were dead even on aggregate with two heats left.

But Berwick's guess Sam Hagen snatched Heat 14,

and the bandit's locked it with a 5-1 in the finale.

Thompson's back in action, Sunday at 3pm against the Glasgow Tigers in the same series.

A win there flips the script and clinches the section for Monarchs,

giving them a shot to bounce back strong.

Heads up. Monarchs shake off the skid, harness that Thompson fire,

and hit Glasgow running to turn this series around.

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