The Peterborough Evening Telegraph
Panthers on a revenge mission as they seek to trump the Aces
Peterborough Panthers will be on a revenge mission when they welcome fellow Premiership high fliers Belle Vue Aces to the East of England Arena on Monday (July 19, 7.30pm).
Rob Lyon’s men have been on a fine run of form since their home Bank Holiday setback against a powerhouse Aces side.
They drew in Manchester during the day, but couldn’t get the job done at home after suffering a catalogue of problems throughout the meeting.
Since then, however, they’ve been on a run of six successive wins to propel themselves to top of the table.
Panthers were denied the chance to make it a magnificent seven as last Monday’s scheduled home meeting with Sheffield was postponed because of a waterlogged track.
The visit of Belle Vue is the first of two huge meetings in a week for Panthers as they travel to Sheffield on Thursday, July 22 for an appetising clash in front of the TV cameras.
Team manager Lyon said: “We knew the recent run of home matches were going to be important, and I do feel we were unlucky to lose the first one against Belle Vue.
“We lost four or five points in that meeting through punctures, which would have swung it at least to a draw.
“But the important thing is we’ve moved on from that and got ourselves on to a good run, which is great.”
Panthers star Hans Andersen made his first appearance at Championship level for Leicester at the weekend and notched a handy eight points for the Lions.
Andersen said: “My move to Leicester should also help Peterborough. Hopefully it will mean me scoring more points for Peterborough.”
Teenage reserve Jordan Palin impressed with 10 points for Scunthorpe last Friday but then had a tough night for the Scorpions at Leicester and failed to score.