Telford Tigers suffer double defeat
Telford Tigers were hit by a double blow at the weekend at the hands of Sheffield Steeldogs.
Following on from a controversial 4-3 home reverse on Saturday evening, Tigers travelled to South Yorkshire last night hoping to exact a measure of revenge on their opponents.
And Tigers took the lead through Austin Mitchell-King but Sheffield equalised through a Jason Hewitt short-handed goal.
Sheffield took a second-period lead with an Alex Graham goal but, late in the period, Ricky Plant equalised for Tigers.
A poor start to the third period saw Tigers lose the game with Sheffield scoring two quick goals from Ben Lake and James Spurr before a Ben O’Connor slap shot gave Sheffield an unassailable 5-2 lead.
Tigers’ now sit in second place in the table, with Sheffield taking over at the top of the table, four points ahead with four games remaining. Head coach Tom Watkins said: “A poor start to the third period which cost us.”
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