Speedway: Ipswich extend Premiership lead with victory over Oxford
They're now six points clear at the top of the table
Ipswich have picked up another victory in the Premiership, beating the Oxford Spires 53-37.
It means the team's extended its lead at the top of the table to six points.
The Witches had regular guest Scott Nicholls in at number one for the injured Jason Doyle whilst the visitors were at full strength.
Ipswich started strongly and built a 12-point lead after seven races but lost Adam Ellis to injury before the Spires fought back mid-meeting with back-to-back maximums.
However, the Witches stepped it up another gear and cruised to a comfortable win to make it six wins on the trot. Emil Sayfutdinov top scored with a 12-point maximum.
Ipswich manager Ritchie Hawkins was pleased with the win: “Result wise it was brilliant and another team performance again, so I am delighted with that.
"It certainly wasn’t without its worries and stress with different injuries, but we managed to cope with our problems and all the boys are working well as a unit to cover each other.
"Missing Adam after one heat puts a lot of pressure on the team, Danny is not fully fit yet and Jordan had a crash and picked up a knock. Even though he went through the card Emil was feeling pretty under the weather, so we were far from fully fit.
“Keynan really stepped up and took the pressure off and Dan Thompson had a superb win in heat 10 when Oxford had got back into the meeting. That 5-1 in heat 10 turned it back in our favour and what a performance from the young guys to get us through."
The Witches are back in action on Monday 1st July when they travel to the National Speedway Stadium to take on the Belle Vue Aces.