Ipswich Witches 42, Lakeside Hammers 51
HAMMERS co-promoter and team manager, Jon Cook, commented on the week ahead after Thursday’s important win at Ipswich by saying: “We weren’t at our best this evening but did enough to get the three vital League points here against the Witches.

"That keeps us in second place in the table one point above Swindon but the three matches next week will have a important bearing on who will finish in the four play-off places come the end of the season.

On Monday Eastbourne Eagles will be the visitors to the Hammers Arena-Essex Raceway for a match that will be screened live by Sky Sports.

The start time for this fixture will be 7.30pm. Due to the importance of this fixture fans are urged to arrive as early as possible at the Raceway as a large crowd is anticipated.

Then, on Wednesday, August 6, the Hammers travel down to Dorset to face the present League leaders, the Poole Pirates. It will be first against second in the table and a clash between the bookies pre season joint favourites to take the title.

The action returns to the Arena-Essex Raceway on Friday, August 8, when the Swindon Robins will be the opposition. This match will start at 8pm and is being sponsored by S & B Commercials, the local Mercedes-Benz and Mitsubishi Fuso dealerships.

Witches: 1. Piotr Swiderski 18+1; 2. Rider Replacement; 3. Jan Graversen 1; 4. Steve Johnston 4+1; 5. Robert Miskowiak 8+1; 6. Tobias Kroner 7+1; 7. Chris Schramm 4+1. Hammers: 1. Andreas Jonsson 9; 2. Leigh Lanham 2+1; 3. Adam Shields 13; 4. Jonas Davidsson 6+1; 5. Joonas Kylmakorpi 6+2; 6. Ricky Kling 13+1; 7. Lubos Tomicek 2+1. Heat-by-heat: 1: Kroner, Swiderski, Jonsson, Lanham (ret) 59.4 (3-3)
2: Kling, Kroner, Schramm, Tomicek 60.4 (3-3) (8-4)
3: Shields, Davidsson, Johnston, Graversen 60.2 (1-5) (9-9)
4: Kling, Miskowiak, Kylmakorpi, Schramm 60.8 (2-4) (11-13)
5: Jonsson, Johnston, Lanham, Graversen 60.4 (2-4) (13-17)
6: Swiderski, Kylmakorpi, Tomicek, Miskowiak 60.5 (3-3) (16-20)
7: Miskowiak, Kroner, Shields, Davidsson 60.2 (5-1) (21-21)
8: Swiderski, Kling, Lanham, Schramm 60.0 (3-3) (24-24)
9: Kling, Kylmakorpi, Graversen, Johnston (ret) 61.7 (1-5) (25-29)
10: Shields, Swiderski, Davidsson, Kroner 60.5 (2-4) (27-33)
11: Jonsson, Miskowiak, Tomicek, Kroner (fell) 60.9 (2-4) (29-37)
12: Shields, Kling, Schramm, Kroner (ret) 61.7 (1-5) (30-42)
13: Swiderski (tactical ride), Jonsson, Kylmakorpi, Miskowiak 60.6 (6-3) (36-45)
14: Davidsson, Schramm, Johnston, Kling 61.5 (3-3) (39-48)
15: Shields, Swiderski, Miskowiak, Kling 61.3 (3-3) (42-51)