London Raiders jumped up to third in the NIHL1 South table after picking up two impressive victories.

Marek Nahlik (above) and James Pentecost both hit hat-tricks in their 9-5 home win against Oxford City Stars and Nahlik repeated the feat as Raiders’ secured a 4-2 success at Solent Devils.

MK Thunder also recorded a four-point weekend, winning 6-3 at Bracknell Hornets and 4-3 at home to Streatham IHC.

Liam Rasmussen, Callum Best and Alex Sampford got the goals as Streatham sealed a 3-1 victory on home ice against Invicta Dynamos.

That result was the start of a miserable weekend for the Dynamos who also lost 4-0 at Oxford.

In D2S, Connor Stokes, Conor Pollard and Clint Herring all scored hat-tricks as Peterborough Islanders raced to an 11-0 home success against Slough Jets.

Cardiff Fire won 4-2 at Bristol Pitbulls, Chelmsford Warriors triumphed 8-4 at home to Invicta Mustangs and Haringey Racers recorded a 5-3 victory at Lee Valley Lions.

WEEKEND RESULTS

NIHL1 South

Bracknell Hornets 3-6 MK Thunder
London Raiders 9-5 Oxford City Stars
MK Thunder 4-3 Streatham IHC
Oxford City Stars 4-0 Invicta Dynamos
Solent Devils 2-4 London Raiders
Streatham IHC 3-1 Invicta Dynamos

NIHL2 South

Saturday

Bristol Pitbulls 2-4 Cardiff Fire
Chelmsford Warriors 8-4 Invicta Mustangs
Lee Valley Lions 3-5 Haringey Racers
Peterborough Islanders 11-0 Slough Jets

(Image permission: John Scott)