Speedway: Witches beaten by Leicester
They face Sheffield on Monday
Ipswich Witches stay fifth in the Premiership after they were beaten by Leicester last night 52 - 38.
Witches manager Ritchie Hawkins reflects on the defeat: “It was another disappointing result and that is three in a row.
"We have clearly not been strong enough in those three meetings and tonight we were not making good starts for the first two thirds of the meeting.
"You can’t let teams get that far ahead of you. We need to pick ourselves up quickly for Monday because if we don’t improve vastly then we will get beaten again.
“We started the season well, but maybe other teams have improved and hit form. We have been missing riders and using R/R a lot and that has caught up with us. At the moment we are a team down in form whereas others are on the up.
"We have got to pull our socks up quickly and get back on the upwards trend to get the feel-good factor back at the club.
“We are not a million miles away even though the final scores would suggest otherwise. By watching the actual races, we are not a million miles off, but we need to improve in areas, be more clinical and not make mistakes.
"The effort and determination are certainly there but the execution hasn’t been."
They face Sheffield on Monday (12th June).