Scarborough RUFC Vikings see off visitors Barton to make it three wins in a row
Scarborough RUFC Vikings made it three wins in a row after they put in an impressive display to beat Barton 62-17 at Silver Royd on Saturday afternoon.
The Vikings made a commanding start to the game and raced into a 5-0 lead when Oliver Wells went over for his first try of the game.
The lead soon became 12-0 when experienced campaigner Tom Harrison went over for his side’s second try before he kicked the conversion to extend the lead.
Andy Rossol, Wells and Kyle Winton all added to the scoreline before a Barton try on the brink of half-time, reduced the arrears to 31-5.
The second half started in similar fashion, with the home side firmly on the front foot.
Tries from Harry Hartley and Billy Kelly helped extend the Vikings advantage to 41-5 before the visitors scored a well-worked try.
Minutes later, Kelly was going over for his second try before completing an impressive hat-trick for 55-10.
The experienced Tom Ratcliffe made his mark on the match with a try of his own before Barton crossed over with the last play of the game to round off a 62-17 win for the Vikings.
The Vikings are now up to fifth in the East Championship and travel to bottom of the league Beverley on Saturday.