Raptors III team which is a blend of youth and experience had their first game of the season away in Fleetwood and registered a win! This was no classic by any means and the final score was 23-36.

The first quarter was competitive and Fleetwood got off to a good start being 10-4 up with 3 minutes to go, the Raptors rallied and ended the half 2 up at 10-12. The second quarter was scrappy from both sides with Fleetwood only adding 4 and the Raptors adding 7 taking a 5 point lead into the second half of the game.

The third quarter was low scoring with the Raptors putting on an additional 6 points and holding Fleetwood to 0 for the period. The final period saw some better scoring from both sides with the Raptors again extending their lead by a further 2 points.

Scorers:

Ben Chicken - 11

Ethan Beech - 10

Chris Watts - 7

Dave Wright - 4

Alex Fry and Andrew Edmonds both with 2

Good débuts from Andrew Edmonds, Callum O'Neil and Alex Fry tonight.

Picture: Debutant Alex Fry