SHEFFIELD added three more league points to their tally after getting the better of defending ROWE Motor Oil Premiership champions Belle Vue on May Day Bank Holiday.
After being narrowly edged out 46-44 in Manchester in the afternoon, the Tru7 Group Tigers turned on the style on home shale once more to secure a 57-33 victory for the third meeting on the trot at Owlerton to collect the aggregate point 101-79.
In the away fixture, Sheffield raced into an early eight point lead after just four races and still led by a couple of points with just two races to go.
But the hosts managed two 4-2s at the end and edged a last heat decider to snatch the two match points and take a narrow advantage to Owlerton.
The Tigers came out fighting in front of their home faithful though and opened with back-to-back maximums.
They managed another in Heat Five courtesy of Josh Pickering and Justin Sedgmen, but the visitors replied instantly with a 5-1 of their own.
However, Sheffield made the most of gates two and four in the next two races to add two more to their own tally and open up a 16 point lead – a margin that they extended to 22 points by the conclusion of Heat Ten.
Belle Vue offered some resistance over the next four races before a breathtaking Heat 15 saw both Jack Holder and then Pickering storm their way past Aces’ skipper Brady Kurtz to round the night off in perfect fashion.
The Tru7 Group Tigers are back in action next Thursday (May 15, 7.30pm) when they host league leaders Ipswich at Owlerton.
BELLE VUE 46: Brady Kurtz 12, Dan Bewley 10+1, Jaimon Lidsey 9+1, Norick Blodorn 7, Zach Cook 6+2, Jake Mulford 2, Tate Zischke 0.
SHEFFIELD 44: Jack Holder 11+1, Leon Flint 9+1, Josh Pickering 8, Chris Holder 7+1, Justin Sedgmen 3+1, Anders Rowe 3, Lewis Kerr 3.
SHEFFIELD 57: Josh Pickering 13+1, Jack Holder 11+1, Lewis Kerr 8+2, Leon Flint 8, Anders Rowe 7+2, Justin Sedgmen 5+3, Chris Holder 5+2.
BELLE VUE 33: Dan Bewley 12, Tate Zischke 5+1, Jaimon Lidsey 5+1, Zach Cook 4+1, Brady Kurtz 4, Norick Blodorn 2, Jake Mulford 1.
There was also a second meeting at Owlerton which saw the Steelers beat Belle Vue Colts 45-39 in the WSRA National Development League.
There were ten shared races between the sides out of the 14 that were completed before the curfew was reached.
STEELERS 45: Nathan Ablitt 10, Mickie Simpson 9, James Etherington 8+4, Luke Harris 8+2, Luke Harrison 8, Vinnie Foord 4+2, Harrison Rogers 0.
BELLE VUE 39: Will Cairns 11, Cooper Rushen 11, Freddy Hodder 10+1, Billy Budd 4, Jack Shimelt 3+1, Harry Fletcher 0, Jack Kingston r/r.
Abandoned after Heat 14 (Curfew) – Result stands
